Reconstruction drawing of Babylon in the 6th century BCE.
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
Reconstruction drawing of Babylon in the 6th century BCE.
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
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. This structure was at times believed to be the biblical Tower of Babel - Bab-il was an early form of the city's name.