Ishtar Gate, Babylon

Part of ancient world architecture, the Ishtar Gate in Babylon shows the architectural genius tthat existed in the 3rd millennium BC. The gate which has been carefully restored, now lies in the National Museum in Berlin. This gate is so important because the technique used to make it, although not new, has never been used on such a large scale. The animals were originally modelled on a large panel of soft clay. The panel was then cut into bricks, fired, and reassembled on the wall.