The official entrance to Babylon; the gate itself is now in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. The Ishtar Gate, named after a Mesopotamian goddess of love and war was erected in Babylon during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (reign 605-562 BC). It was one of the eight gates providing to the inner city of Nebuchadnezzar II Babylon.
Ishtar Gate
Nearby sites
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Babylon, Ninmah Temple
Babylon, Ninmah Temple
Iraq, Madīnat Bābil -
Babylon, Southern Fortress
Babylon, Southern Fortress
Iraq, Madīnat Bābil -
Babylon, Northern Fortress
Babylon, Northern Fortress
Iraq, Madīnat Bābil -
Babylon, Procession Road
Babylon, Procession Road
Iraq, Kuwayrish
