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This is a general view of the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon, in modern-day Babel Governorate, Iraq.

Ruins of the ziggurat at the ancient Sumerian city of Kish, probably built by the neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II, in the 6th century BCE. Tell al-Uhaymir, Babil Governorate, Iraq.

This is an Auroch (or bull), the symbol of the god Adad, at the processional way (or street) of the ancient city of Babylon, in modern-day Iraq. Neo-Babylonian period, reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, 6th century...

The so-called "tongue tower" lies at the top of the ruins of the ziggurat and temple of Nabu at the ancient city of Borsippa, in modern-day Babel Governorate, Iraq. 6th century BCE.

The so-called "tongue tower" at the top of the ruins of the ziggurat and temple of Nabu, at the ancient city of Borsippa, built in the 6th century BCE. Biris Namrud, Babil Governorate, Iraq.

This is a mušḫuššu (or dragon), the symbol of the god Marduk, at the processional way (or street) of the ancient city of Babylon, in modern-day Iraq. Neo-Babylonian period, reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, 6th...

A sculpted horse-drawn chariot from Darasuram temple, Tamil Nadu, India. 12th century CE.

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. Completed in July 1149 when the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the church replaced a smaller version on the site considered to be the place of Jesus Christ's...

Derbent is renown for its citadel (“Naryn-Kala” or “Dagh Bary” in Persian) and its imposing walls that date from the 6th century CE. Derbent prospered for over 1,500 years under Persian, Arab, Turkish, Azeri, Mongol...

Derbent is renown for its citadel (“Naryn-Kala” or “Dagh Bary” in Persian) and its imposing walls that date from the 6th century CE. Derbent prospered for over 1,500 years under Persian, Arab, Turkish, Azeri, Mongol, Timurid...