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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Assyrian royal palace
archaeological site
architecturalStyle Assyrian palace architecture
artifactsFromSiteHeldAt British Museum
Iraq Museum
Louvre Museum
associatedWithRuler Ashurbanipal
Sennacherib
builtFor Sennacherib
capitalOfEmpireContext Neo-Assyrian Empire
civilization Assyrian
linked to: Assyria
comparedWith Southwest Palace of Sennacherib
constructionPeriod reign of Sennacherib
culture Neo-Assyrian
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
locatedInCountry Iraq
locatedNear Mosul
materialUsed baked brick
mudbrick
stone
partOf ancient city of Nineveh
linked to: Nineveh
partOfComplex palatial quarter of Nineveh
region Mesopotamia
riverProximity Tigris River
linked to: Tigris
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
linked to: Sennacherib

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Kuyunjik containsRuinsOf North Palace