Processional Way of Babylon
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The Processional Way of Babylon was a grand, ceremonial roadway lined with glazed brick reliefs and flanked by monumental gates, used for religious processions in ancient Babylon.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walls of Babylon | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient ceremonial roadway
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationBy | Robert Koldewey ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neo-Babylonian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedLanguage | Akkadian ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Babylon ⓘ |
| associatedWithCivilization | Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWritingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
inner city of Babylon
ⓘ
Babylon ⓘ
surface form:
outer city of Babylon
|
| connectedToStructure |
Ishtar Gate
ⓘ
Esagila temple complex ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Marduk
|
| constructionPeriod | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of royal and religious power in Babylon ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| decoratedWithMotifs |
bulls
ⓘ
dragons ⓘ lions ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeity | Marduk ⓘ |
| excavationPeriod |
early 20th century CE
ⓘ
late 19th century CE ⓘ |
| flankedBy | monumental gates ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial route
ⓘ
religious processions ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural heritage of Iraq ⓘ |
| linedWith | glazed brick reliefs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Babylon
ⓘ
Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq ⓘ |
| material |
baked brick
ⓘ
glazed brick ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
massive scale relative to city layout
ⓘ
polychrome glazed brick animal reliefs ⓘ |
| orientation | north-south ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage (as part of Babylon)
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Babylon
ceremonial center of Babylon ⓘ |
| pavedWith | stone slabs ⓘ |
| reconstructedSectionsLocatedIn |
Pergamon Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Pergamon Museum, Berlin
|
| religiousContext | Babylonian religion ⓘ |
| symbolized | triumphal entry into Babylon ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatusYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Babylonian kings
ⓘ
priests ⓘ worshippers ⓘ |
| usedDuringFestival |
Akitu
ⓘ
surface form:
Akitu festival
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Walls of Babylon