Ishtar Gate with Tower of Babylon
Title
Ishtar Gate with Tower of Babylon
Date
ca. 575 BCE
Identifier
2064
Work Type
visual works
Work Location
Iraq (nation)
Babylon (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Neo-Babylonian
Subject
city gates
architectural drawings (visual works)
Description
Drawing of the Ishtar gate and processional way as it may have looked in ancient Babylon in Iraq. "The Ishtar Gate is named so, because it was dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, although Nebuchadnezzar pays homage to other Babylonian deities through various animal representations ... The front of the gate is adorned with glazed bricks with alternating rows of dragons and bulls. The beasts are furnished in yellow and brown tiles, while the bricks surrounding them are blue. The blue enameled tiles are thought to be of lapis lazuli, but there is some debate to this conjecture. The gates measured more than 38 feet (11.5 m) high with a vast antechamber on the southern side,"--Ancient History Encyclopedia.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
A1BABAB1-2575BR6A1
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