Central Palace

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Central Palace is a major Assyrian royal residence and administrative complex located within the ancient city of Nimrud.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Assyrian royal palace
archaeological site
architecturalStyle Assyrian palace architecture
associatedWith Ashurnasirpal II
Shalmaneser III
builtFor Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II
linked to: Ashurnasirpal II
constructionStartTime 9th century BCE
culture Neo-Assyrian
currentCondition ruins
decoratedWith cuneiform inscriptions
lamassu sculptures
stone reliefs
destroyedDuring fall of Nimrud
excavatedBy Austen Henry Layard
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
ancient city of Kalhu
locatedInCountry Iraq
locatedInRegion Nineveh Governorate
locatedNear Tigris River
linked to: Tigris
materialUsed alabaster
mudbrick
stone
partOf Nimrud palace complex
linked to: Nimrud

citadel of Nimrud
linked to: Nimrud
presentInCollection British Museum reliefs from Nimrud
linked to: Assyrian Galleries

Iraq Museum artifacts from Nimrud
significantFor Assyrian imperial administration
Neo-Assyrian art
study of Near Eastern palatial architecture
timePeriod Neo-Assyrian Empire
usedAs administrative center
ceremonial complex
royal residence
usedUntil late 7th century BCE

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Nimrud containsStructure Central Palace