Babylon Ishtar Gate replica relief

3D Model

A section of relief with an image of a bull found on the rebuilt Ishtar Gate at the Babylon ruins near modern day Al-Hilla, Iraq. The Ishtar Gate was a burnt-brick entryway located over the main thoroughfare in the ancient city of Babylon. Built about 575 BC, it became the eighth fortified gate in the city. The Ishtar Gate was more than 38 feet (12 metres) high and was decorated with glazed brick reliefs, in tiers, of dragons and young bulls. The gate itself was a double one, and on its south side was a vast antechamber. Through the gatehouse ran a stone- and brick-paved avenue, called the Processional Way, that has been traced over a length of more than half a mile.A majority of the original Ishtar Gate was excavated and rebuilt in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Germany, with portions dispersed to other museums. This model was digitised by participants (Ahmed) of the Tech 4 Heritage workshops in Babylon, Iraq.