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A reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate at the ruins of Babylon, near modern Al-Ḥillah, Iraq.
The Ishtar Gate, a monumental entryway in the ancient city of Babylon, was built to a height of more than 38 feet (12 metres) when it was constructed around 575 BCE.1