North Palace
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North Palace is an ancient Assyrian royal residence at Nineveh, renowned as one of the principal palaces of King Sennacherib.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian royal palace
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Assyrian palace architecture ⓘ |
| artifactsFromSiteHeldAt |
British Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Ashurbanipal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sennacherib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Sennacherib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfEmpireContext | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilization | Assyrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Southwest Palace of Sennacherib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | reign of Sennacherib ⓘ |
| culture | Neo-Assyrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decorativeTechnique | bas-relief carving ⓘ |
| decorativeTheme |
hunting scenes
ⓘ
religious processions ⓘ royal campaigns ⓘ |
| era | Iron Age ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | 19th-century archaeologists ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyards
ⓘ
reception halls ⓘ relief-decorated rooms ⓘ residential suites ⓘ stone wall reliefs ⓘ storerooms ⓘ throne room ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationContext | part of the archaeological site of Nineveh ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mosul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
baked brick
ⓘ
mudbrick ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient city of Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfComplex | palatial quarter of Nineveh ⓘ |
| region | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverProximity | Tigris River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important evidence for Assyrian royal ideology
ⓘ
key source for Neo-Assyrian art ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
conflict-related damage
ⓘ
looting ⓘ modern urban expansion around Mosul ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 8th century BC to 7th century BC ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Assyrian kings
ⓘ
King Sennacherib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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