Tower+of+babel

HISTORY
The story of the Tower of Babel is found in the Bible and is familiar to many, but there are also some archeological indications that it may have existed. In the fertile Mesopotamian plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in what is now modern Iraq, there is a mound, or tell, of broken mud-brick buildings and debris. This is all that remains of the ancient famed city of Babylon. Archeologists examining the remains of the city of Babylon have found what appears to be the foundation of the tower: a square of embankments some three-hundred feet on each side.

CHARACTERISTICS It had 7 floors and was very tall but now is scattered. The top of the tower was burnt, the bottom was swallowed, and middle was left standing to erode over time. They called it "Gate of the God” . According to the Book of Genesis it was an enormous tower built in the plain of Shiner. It was called Babel because in it God confounded the languages of all the earth.

The tower was neglected and crumbled. Often they had to elaborate internal drainage systems to channel rain water away.

PEOPLE AND PLACES RELATED:
The tower's most splendid period was probably under king Nebuchadnezzar ll who lived from 605 to 562 BC. The king rebuilt the tower to stand 295 feet high. According to an inspiration made by the king the tower was constructed of “bak ed brick enameled in brilliant blue”. The terraces of the tower may have also been planted with flowers and trees. Constructing Ziggurats on the Mesopotamian plain was not easy because the area lacks the stone deposits the Egyptian used effectively for their timeless monuments.



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