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Title
Babylon
in
6th
century
BCE
,
reconstruction
drawing
.
Date
6th c. BCE
Cultural Context
Near Eastern
Iraqi
Middle Eastern
Asian
Style/Period
Near Eastern
Babylonian
Neo-Babylonian
Mesopotamian
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Cities
Urban areas
Urban environments
Buildings
City gates
Gates
City walls
Walls
Exterior views
Exterior walls
Entrances
Arches
Archways
Towers (building divisions)
Crenellations
Battlements
Façades
Ziggurats
Religious buildings
Ceremonial structures
Palaces
Dwellings
Houses
Rooftops
Roofs
Architectural elements
Gardens
Hanging gardens
Trees
Plants (vegetation)
Vegetation
Streets
Roads
Processional ways
Scenes (depictions)
Processions
Ceremonies
Figurative art
Figures (representations)
Men (male humans)
Chariots (ancient vehicles)
Horse-drawn vehicles
Vehicles (transportation)
Animals
Domestic animals
Horses
Aerial views
Bird's-eye views
Bird's-eye perspectives
Cityscapes (representations)
Drawings (visual works)
Reconstructions (visual works)
Architectural drawings (visual works)
Subject
Architecture
Cities & towns
Buildings
Gates
City walls
Walls
Arches
Towers
Battlements
Facades
Religious facilities
Castles & palaces
Dwellings
Residential facilities
Houses
Roofs
Architectural elements
Gardens
Trees
Plants
Streets
Roads
Parades & processions
Rites & ceremonies
Men
Chariots
Vehicles
Horses
Animals
Aerial views
Bird's-eye views
Cityscapes
Drawings
Reconstructions
Conjectural works
Architectural drawings
Cityscape drawings
Description
"In this
view
, the
palace
of
Nebuchadnezzar
II
, with its
famous
Hanging
Gardens
,
can
be
seen
just
behind
and to the
right
of the
Ishtar
Gate
, to the
west
of the
Processional
Way
. The
Marduk
Ziggurat
looms
up
in the
far
distance
on the
east
bank
of the
Euphrates.
"
(Stokstad
,
caption
,
p.81)
Location Depicted
Babylon (Extinct city)
Iraq
Euphrates River
Technique
Drawing (image-making)
Work Type
Architecture
Cities & towns
Cityscapes
Parades & processions
Drawings
Reconstructions
Architectural drawings
Cityscape drawings
Repository
University of Chicago, Oriental Institute Museum (Chicago, Illinois)
Source
Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History. New York: Abrams, 1995. (fig.2-26, p.81)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Stokstad courtesy: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
337-30.jpg
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