In the early 20th century German archaeologists transported the original Ishtar Gate from Babylon, Iraq, to a Berlin museum. In the 1980s the Saddam Hussein regime reconstructed this two-thirds size replica at the entrance to the site.
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The ancient Processional Way next to the rebuilt Palace of Nebuchadnezzar II in Babylon, Iraq, was paved with stone slabs and bitumen.
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The foundations of the original Ishtar Gate at Babylon, Iraq, still bear alternate rows of bull and dragon reliefs.
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The dragon-like chimera reliefs on the original base of the Ishtar Gate at Babylon, Iraq, bear attributes of a snake, lion, and eagle.
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The Temple of Nin Makh (the Great Lady) at Babylon, Iraq, was reconstructed by the Saddam Hussein regime.
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