Ishtar Gate, Processional Way, and Nebuchadnezzar's Monumental Architecture (c. 604–562 BCE; rediscovery 19th–20th c.)

1. Babylon falls to Cyrus the Great

   Jan 1, 539Labels: Cyrus the, Achaemenid Empire

   • Britannica

2. Processional Way paved for Marduk’s procession

   Jan 1, 569Labels: Processional Way, Marduk

   • Koldewey trans

3. Ishtar Gate constructed with glazed-brick reliefs

   Jan 1, 569Labels: Ishtar Gate, Glazed Brick

   • PLOS ONE
   • SMB Museums

4. Nebuchadnezzar II begins reign in Babylon

   Jan 1, 604Labels: Nebuchadnezzar II, Neo-Babylonian Empire

   • Britannica

5. Babylon rebuilt as a monumental imperial capital

   Jan 1, 604Labels: Babylon, Northern Approach

   • UNESCO
   • SMB Museums

6. Claudius J. Rich publishes early Babylon survey

   Jan 1, 1815Labels: Claudius J, Early Survey

   • Cambridge Core
   • Wikipedia

7. German excavations at Babylon begin under Koldewey

   Mar 26, 1899Labels: Robert Koldewey, Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft

   • Univ M nster
   • Min Culture FR

8. Ishtar Gate and Processional Way excavated and recorded

   Jan 1, 1902Labels: Ishtar Gate, Processional Way

   • Wikipedia
   • Min Culture FR

9. Koldewey publishes *Das wieder erstehende Babylon*

   Jan 1, 1913Labels: Das wieder, Koldewey

   • AMAR SBU

10. German excavations at Babylon end during World War I

    Mar 7, 1917Labels: World War, Koldewey Excavations

    • Univ M nster
    • Min Culture FR

11. Ishtar Gate presented in Berlin when Pergamonmuseum opens

    Jan 1, 1930Labels: Pergamonmuseum, Ishtar Gate

    • SMB Museums
    • Pergamonmuseum

12. Babylon reconstruction builds smaller Ishtar Gate replica

    Jan 1, 1987Labels: Ishtar Gate, Babylon Reconstruction

    • Wikipedia

13. Babylon inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

    Jul 10, 2019Labels: UNESCO, Babylon

    • UNESCO
    • UN Iraq

14. Archaeomagnetic study supports construction date near 569 BCE

    Jan 17, 2024Labels: Archaeomagnetic Study, Ishtar Gate

    • PLOS ONE
    • BAS Daily