Citadel of Dur Sharrukin
Title
Citadel of Dur Sharrukin
Date
ca. 700 BCE
Date Created
October 27, 2014
Identifier
5321
Work Type
visual works
Work Location
Iraq (nation)
Khorsabad (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Late Assyrian
Subject
citadels
reconstructions (visual works)
Sargon II--King of Assyria--705 B.C.
Description
Reconstruction drawing of the Citadel of Sargon II at Khorsbad in Iraq by Charles Altman. "The royal citadel of Sargon II at Dur Shakkurin reveals in its ambitious layout the confidence of the Assyrian kings in their all-conquering might ... The city measures about a square mile in area. The palace, elevated on a mound 50 feet high, covered some 25 acres and had more than 200 courtyards and rooms,"--Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume 1, by Fred Kleiner.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
35
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
GPB-ANC1-1069
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