Ishtar Gate. An aurochs above a flower ribbon; missing tiles are replaced The Ishtar Gate (Arabic: بوابة عشتار) was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon. It was constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city. It was excavated in the early 20th century and a reconstruction using original bricks is now shown in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin. History[edit] Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the gate was constructed using glazed brick with alternating rows of bas-relief mušḫuššu (dragons) and aurochs.[1] The roof and doors of the gate were of cedar, according to the dedication plaque. Originally the gate, being part of the Walls of Babylon, was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the world until it was replaced by the Lighthouse of Alexandria; in the 3rd century BC.
Excavation and display[edit] It was a double gate; the part that is shown in the Pergamon Museum today is the smaller, frontal part. Pergamon Museum, Ishtar gate Gallery[edit] Global Freedom Movement. Julian Assange: Why the world needs WikiLeaks. THE RIOTS: HAVING FUN SMASHING LONDON UP & Viceland.com. The 26th of March – the Day of Rage. This is it. This is going to be ‘The Big One’ – or at least that’s what every anarchist and anti-globalisation big mouth has been trumpeting since the anti-tuition fees and anti-cuts protests made headlines late last year.
I emerge from Marble Arch tube around midday, surprised at how minimal the police presence is. The reason for this soon becomes evident while strolling down Oxford Street – every single shop seems to have its own mini-police force. A few calls to my anarchist mates and I’m on my way to Topshop, which I’m assured is about to “kick off”. I arrive just in time to see plumes of smoke rising from the store and the sky filled with a hail of rocks and bottles. Someone lobs a dead pigeon at the police, and this curious missile is followed up with lashings of blue paint. In the melee I meet a girl I know from Tokyo called Mako. My phone rings again and I’m told to “follow the helicopter” to where 5,000 Black Bloc are amassing. 24 types of authoritarians.