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The Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon (in the area of present-day Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq). It was constructed c. 569 BC [ 1 ] by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city.
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The main exhibits are the Pergamon Altar from the 2nd century BC, with a 113-metre (371 ft) long sculptural frieze depicting the struggle of the gods and the giants, and the Gate of Miletus from Roman antiquity. As Germany was divided following the Second World War, so was the collection.
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A large group of such figures is part of the Processional Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, a centrepiece display of the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. Lions were symbolic of royalty because of their strength, and fighting a lion gave a king great prestige. [3] The lion was also the symbol of Ishtar, the goddess of love and war.
Close to the moon's south pole are two canyons each comparable in size to the Grand Canyon that were born in a much different process. New research indicates that these canyons, in an area called ...
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Originally built in 1921, the 9,126 sq. ft. property lies behind a wrought-iron gate on a tree-lined street. ... The space is ready for a family the size of the McCallisters', thanks to two ...