A replica of this gateway now serves as a prime tourist attraction in Iraq, enticing visitors to the historic city of Babylon ...

Babylon has resonated in Judeo-Christian culture ... Constructed of glazed cobalt blue bricks and embellished with bulls and dragons, the city gate features an inscription, attributed to Nebuchadr ...

The powerful king was known for his military campaigns, including against Babylon ... and was an icon of the city's size and power. The gate was reconstructed in the 1970s, but was destroyed ...

The ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. Iraq had been lobbying since 1983 for the 4,000-year-old site to be added to the United Nations ...