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Nov 10, 2020 · The reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate in the Pergamonmuseum has fascinated visitors to Berlin’s Museum Island for nearly ninety years. The Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II (604–562 BC) built the spectacular gate in Babylon.
- James-Simon-Galerie, Bodestraße, Berlin, 10178
- November 10, 2020
- October 3, 2021
Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Ishtar gate. 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. It was part of a grand walled processional way leading into the city.
Aug 20, 2014 · A complete reconstruction was made within the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Germany, during the 1930s CE. This video features the gate and its inscription plaque together with wall plaques of the throne room of the king Nebuchadnezzar II.
Apr 3, 2023 · The Pergamon Museum with its Greek temple from antiquity, the Ishtar Gate from Babylon, and Islamic art is the most-popular museum in Berlin.
Ishtar Gate Aleppo Room. Among the pieces the museum displays are: The Pergamon Altar; The Market Gate of Miletus; The Ishtar Gate and the Processional Way, Babylon; The Mshatta Facade; The Meissner fragment from the Epic of Gilgamesh
The Pergamon Museum, which is now closed, harbours great cultural treasures: With the shimmering turquoise-coloured Ishtar Gate and the monumental Market Gate of Miletus from antiquity, the imposing building on the Museum Island is impressive. The Processional Way of Babylon was built more than 2,600 years ago.
The Great Altar of Pergamon, the magnificent Babylonian Processional Way, the façade of the Caliph's Palace of Mshatta and the Market Gate of Miletus are just a few of the highlights on display that have helped the Pergamon Museum achieve international recognition.
