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title: Great Gate of Ishtar
author: Rictor Norton
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11280/great-gate-of-ishtar/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Great Gate of Ishtar

_Authored by Rictor Norton_

## Image File

[![Great Gate of Ishtar](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11280.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11280.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a reconstruction of the Great Gate of [Ishtar](https://www.worldhistory.org/ishtar/) that stood at the entrance to the ancient [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of [Babylon](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/). The Babylonian King [Nebuchadnezzar II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nebuchadnezzar_II/) (r. 605/604-562 BCE) ordered the gate to be constructed in c. 575 BCE and it features lions, young bulls (aurochs), and dragons (sirrush) against a vibrant cobalt blue glazed background. The reconstruction is at the [Pergamon](https://www.worldhistory.org/pergamon/) Museum in Berlin, Germany. Photo was taken in 2006 CE.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Norton, R. (2019, September 28). Great Gate of Ishtar. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11280/great-gate-of-ishtar/>
### Chicago
Norton, Rictor. "Great Gate of Ishtar." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 28, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11280/great-gate-of-ishtar/>.
### MLA
Norton, Rictor. "Great Gate of Ishtar." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Sep 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11280/great-gate-of-ishtar/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ishtar_Gate_at_Berlin_Museum.jpg) by [**Rictor Norton**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ishtar_Gate_at_Berlin_Museum.jpg). Submitted by [Kim Martins](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/kim.martins/ "User Page: Kim Martins"), published on 28 September 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.