Name of Object:

Ishtar Gate

Other name of the Object (second name):

Main gate of the ancient city of Babylon, reconstruction with many original pieces

Location:

Berlin, Germany

Holding Institution:

Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamon Museum, State Museums

 About Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamon Museum, State Museums, Berlin

Date of Object:

605–562 BC; excavated in 1902

Description:

The Museum of the Ancient Near East, dating back to 1899, considers itself as a place where cultures of the region can be studied, but also as the custodian of the rich excavation finds from German field studies. The most eminent examples of the custodial work are the Processional Way and the Ishtar Gate of ancient Babylon, of whom only the foundational walls were exposed during excavations in 1902. Only after thousands of fragments had been put together, the reconstruction could be integrated into the museum.

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Gate; archaeological find

Citation of this web page:

Stefan Weber "Ishtar Gate" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;de;2;en

Prepared by: Stefan Weber

MWNF Working Number: DE 002