Babylon
CountryIraq
Date2300 BC
RegionHillah
About Babylon
One of the most famous cities of antiquity. Home to the Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders. The Ishtar Gate is decorated with glazed brick dragons and bulls. Hammurabi wrote his code of laws here. Saddam Hussein rebuilt parts on top of the ruins.
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