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title: The Tower of Babel
author: Classic Art Wallpapers
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6123/the-tower-of-babel/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Tower of Babel
_Authored by Classic Art Wallpapers_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6123.jpg)
## Image Caption
Construction of the Tower of [Babel](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The painting is on display in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Wallpapers, C. A. (2016, December 12). The Tower of Babel. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Wallpapers, Classic Art. "The Tower of Babel." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 12, 2016. .
### MLA
Wallpapers, Classic Art. "The Tower of Babel." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Dec 2016, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/124699450@N03/14277509465/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/124699450@N03/14277509465/) by [**Classic Art Wallpapers**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/124699450@N03/14277509465/). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 12 December 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, 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.