Babylon

Title

Babylon

Identifier

1717

Work Type

visual works

Work Location

Iraq (nation)
Babylon (deserted settlement)

Style/Period

Neo-Babylonian

Subject

cities
drawings (visual works)
ziggurats

Description

Drawing of the city of Babylon around the time of Nebuchadnezzar II with ziggurat in the center. "Nebuchadnezzar II (604-561 BCE), renovated the city so that it covered 900 hectares (2,200 acres) of land and boasted some the most beautiful and impressive structures in all of Mesopotamia,"--Ancient History Encyclopedia.

Reproduction Type

jpeg

ID Number

A1BABAB1-1604BC1A1

Files

A1BABAB1-1604BC1A1.jpg
Date Added
August 29, 2013
Collection
LTU Digital Images
Item Type
VRA Core
Citation
“Babylon,” LTU Digital Images, accessed April 28, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/12908.