Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
ancient defensive wall
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Ishtar_Gate
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gptkbp:builtBy |
gptkb:Nebuchadnezzar_II
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gptkbp:builtYear |
gptkb:Neo-Babylonian_Empire
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gptkbp:destroyedBy |
erosion and human activity
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gptkbp:excavatedBy |
gptkb:Robert_Koldewey
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gptkbp:function |
defense
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gptkbp:height |
up to 12 m (estimates)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Walls of Babylon
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gptkbp:length |
over 17 km (outer wall)
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gptkbp:locatedInPresentDay |
gptkb:Iraq
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Babylon
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gptkbp:material |
mudbrick
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gptkbp:mentionedIn |
Herodotus
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
decorated gates
massive thickness |
gptkbp:partOf |
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (sometimes, via confusion with Hanging Gardens)
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gptkbp:status |
ruins
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gptkbp:surroundedBy |
gptkb:castle
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
2019
yes |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ishtar_Gate
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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