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Though much of the city remains unexcavated, its ruins near modern-day Hillah, Iraq, are a . 1.3.2 From the brick reconstructions of the 20th century to the quiet palm groves along the Euphrates, the site remains a powerful symbol of human ingenuity. 1.3.4

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: The Ishtar Gate , reconstructed in part at the Pergamon Museum , was the eighth gate to the inner city. Its glazed bricks, fired with lapis lazuli-colored minerals, depicted powerful lions, dragons, and bulls to symbolize divine protection. 1.3.10 , 1.4.9 Though much of the city remains unexcavated, its

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: Centuries before the Greeks popularized it, Babylonian architects employed a grid-like street pattern designed for the efficient movement of its nearly 200,000 residents. 1.3.1 , 1.3.7

: The visionary who transformed a small port city into the center of the world through strategic alliances and rigorous law. 1.4.4 , 1.4.9

While their walls were formidable, Babylon's most enduring "structures" were its laws and scientific discoveries. 1.5.8