Museum of the Ancient Near East Berlin
Ishtar Gate, Building of King Nebukadnezar II, 604-562 BC
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Museum of the Ancient Near East Berlin
Ishtar Gate, Building of King Nebukadnezar II, 604-562 BC
Museum of the Ancient Near East Berlin
Ishtar Gate, Building of King Nebukadnezar II, 604-562 BC
Museum of the Ancient Near East Berlin
Ishtar Gate, Building of King Nebukadnezar II, 604-562 BC
An abridged excerpt says: "I (Nebuchadnezzar) laid the foundation of the gates down to the ground water level and had them built out of pure blue stone. Upon the walls in the inner room of the gate are bulls and dragons and thus I magnificently adorned them with luxurious splendour for all mankind to behold in awe." (Wikipedia)
A reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate and Processional Way was built at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin out of material excavated by Robert Koldewey and finished in the 1930s. It includes the inscription plaque. It stands 47 feet high and 100 feet wide (14 meters by 30 meters). The excavation ran from 1902-1914 and during that time 45 feet of the foundation of the gate was uncovered.
Museum of the Ancient Near East Berlin
Ishtar Gate, Building of King Nebukadnezar II, 604-562 BC
Museum of the Ancient Near East Berlin
Ishtar Gate, Building of King Nebukadnezar II, 604-562 BC