Ishtar Gate

West Asian architecture – Ancient Mesopotamian architecture
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West Asian architecture – Ancient Mesopotamian architecture

West Asia

11 09, 2017

West Asian architecture – Ancient Mesopotamian architecture

By Karen Carr|2019-09-05T06:00:48-07:00September 11th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on West Asian architecture – Ancient Mesopotamian architecture

Mesopotamian architecture: The Ishtar Gate of ancient Babylon, built during the Neo-Babylonian period (600s BC). Now in Berlin. Mesopotamian architecture Builders in Mesopotamia always had a serious problem. There was not [...]

Making molded bricks – Mesopotamia project
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Making molded bricks – Mesopotamia project

Art, Crafts, West Asia

11 06, 2017

Making molded bricks – Mesopotamia project

By Karen Carr|2020-05-05T06:21:03-07:00June 11th, 2017|Art, Crafts, West Asia|Comments Off on Making molded bricks – Mesopotamia project

Molded bricks project: A bull from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon (600s BC) Why molded bricks? Architects in ancient Mesopotamia (West Asia) didn't have much good stone to carve, but they [...]