When visitors arrived to Babylon, they must have been fascinated by the majestic approach of the walls of the Palace. This huge surrounding wall showed a tight guard made of square towers surmounted by heavy crenellated platforms.











The eastern part of the citadel was broader on the side of the royal Palace. This bulge was called “museum”.
















A far sight with the northern citadel on the right of the picture. In the foreground the Gate of Ishtar.