Babylon Archaeological Site

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:area	10 km²
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Babylon gptkb:Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon gptkb:Ishtar_Gate gptkb:Nebuchadnezzar_II
gptkbp:controlledBy	gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire gptkb:Babylonian_Empire gptkb:Parthian_Empire gptkb:Sassanian_Empire gptkb:Seleucid_Empire gptkb:Islamic_Caliphate
gptkbp:coordinates	32.5364°N 44.4200°E
gptkbp:excavatedBy	gptkb:Robert_Koldewey 1899 1917
gptkbp:foundedIn	circa 2300 BCE
gptkbp:heritageDesignation	gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site Tentative World Heritage Site (2003-2019)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Babylon Archaeological Site
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Iraq gptkb:Hillah gptkb:Babylon_Governorate
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Northern_Palace gptkb:Southern_Palace gptkb:Ishtar_Gate gptkb:Processional_Way gptkb:Temple_of_Marduk gptkb:Etemenanki_Ziggurat gptkb:Lion_of_Babylon
gptkbp:notableFinds	statues reliefs cuneiform tablets
gptkbp:openToPublic	yes
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Ancient_Mesopotamia
gptkbp:periodOfSignificance	gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire gptkb:Neo-Babylonian_Empire gptkb:Hellenistic_period
gptkbp:significantEvent	Destruction by Sennacherib Restoration by Nebuchadnezzar II
gptkbp:status	ruins
gptkbp:threats	gptkb:military_operation looting urban encroachment water table rise
gptkbp:touristAttraction	yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_reference_number	278
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	2019 yes
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Etemenanki_ziggurat
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7