Central Palace
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Central Palace is a major Assyrian royal residence and administrative complex located within the ancient city of Nimrud.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian royal palace
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Assyrian palace architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ashurnasirpal II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shalmaneser III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartTime | 9th century BCE ⓘ |
| culture | Neo-Assyrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| decoratedWith |
cuneiform inscriptions
ⓘ
lamassu sculptures ⓘ stone reliefs ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | fall of Nimrud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Austen Henry Layard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 19th century ⓘ |
| function |
center of imperial administration
ⓘ
seat of royal power in Nimrud ⓘ |
| hasPart |
administrative offices
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ storerooms ⓘ temple areas ⓘ throne room ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Nimrud archaeological site ⓘ |
| inception | reign of Ashurnasirpal II ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nimrud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient city of Kalhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Nineveh Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tigris River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
alabaster
ⓘ
mudbrick ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nimrud palace complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
citadel of Nimrud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentInCollection |
British Museum reliefs from Nimrud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq Museum artifacts from Nimrud ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Assyrian imperial administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian art NERFINISHED ⓘ study of Near Eastern palatial architecture ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
ceremonial complex ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
| usedUntil | late 7th century BCE ⓘ |
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