The Ishtar Gate, named after a Mesopotamian goddess of love and war, was one of eight gateways that provided entry to the inner city of Babylon during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (reign 605-562 B.C ...

Babylon was a city famous for many things, but most notable was its wondrous architecture. Both the Tower of Babel and the Hanging Gardens were associated with the city and referenced in many historic ...

Archaeologists measured the magnetic fields found in clay bricks to determine the construction date of Babylon's Ishtar Gate. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

BABYLON, Iraq (AFP) – At ancient Babylon's Ishtar Gate, Iraqi workers labour with a heavy saw, hammers, a chisel and crowbar to break up and remove a concrete slab that is hastening the structure's ...

"This catalogue is published by the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University in association with Princeton University Press on the occasion of the exhibition 'A wonder to ...

Video shows a 3-D laser-scan animation of Ishtar Gate, the 2,600-year-old main entrance to King Nebuchadnezzar II’s ancient capital, Babylon, in Iraq. A 3-D laser-scan animation of Ishtar Gate, the ...

The Ishtar Gates are incredible, blue, and filled with so much history. Looking upon these Ocean Blue Gates of History makes you feel like you are holding hands with the past. This was the entrance to ...

BABYLON, IraqBABYLON, Iraq — A U.S.-funded program to restore the ruins of Iraq’s ancient city of Babylon is threatened by a dispute among Iraqi officials over whether the priority should be ...

BABYLON, Iraq — On a mild winter weekend, the sun pours down on the yellow archways of the reconstructed palace of King Nebuchadnezzar II at the site of the ancient city of Babylon. Nearly three ...