Babylon

an Amorite dynasty) of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which

are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babylon Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad.

Babylon today is a large mound, or tell, of broken

mud-brick buildings and debris in the fertile Mesopotamian plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

surrounded by a strong and thick walls, which were free

to disperse two chariots drawn by four horses. attraction was the seven-tiered ziggurat god Etemenanki height 90m - Tower of Babel - one of the seven wonders of the world.


Landscaped terraces Babel known as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon - Assyrian queen, who lived in the IX century BC - is also one of the seven wonders of the world.

of the typical animals - usually a lion and a

bull.

Wonderful and marble statues.Each figurine set so that the viewer always met her gaze. Characteristic features of these figurines were fine attention to detail, more realism.