The Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon. It was constructed circa
575 BCE 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.
When you enter the ancient city, you will encounter the model of the Ishtar Gate, which is half its original size. It was discovered in the Ottoman era around 1898 AD and in the main era of Bismarck and was transferred to Germany and cut into 200,000 small pieces, and it took 3 years to rebuild it.
This gate contains Mythical animals that include the dragon, snake, lion, and eagle, which are the symbol of the god ((Marduk)), while the bull represents the symbol of the god ((Adad)) the god of cyclones.
The Ishtar Gate is the eighth gate to the city of Babylon. It was built by Nebuchadnezzar in 575 BC, and it had the Greek connotation. Ishtar Gate was enormous and high, blocking the onlookers, and no gate could compare to it until the present time. Today the gate is in the Perkamon Museum in Germany.
