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Babylon

Ishtar Gate

575 BC
Babylon (Present-Day Iraq)

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.


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