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 in about 575 BCE by the order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city.
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 in about 575 BCE by the order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city.
