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Antique illustration of palace of Sargon II (Dur-Sharrukin, Khorsabad, Iraq)
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Antique illustration of palace of Sargon II (Dur-Sharrukin, Khorsabad, Iraq)
Antique illustration of view (drawing) of the front of the palace of the Assyrian king Sargon II (8th century BC), called Dur-Sharrukin ( Fort Sargon or Fortress of Sargon aA), a city-palace. Dur-Sharrukin is now Khorsabad a village in northern Iraq, near Mosul and the buildings have been destroyed by Daesh. The picture features: parts of the palace on the wide walled terrace accessed by monumental stairs, the main entrance (one of the seven gates that pierced the walls), with the great walls and four of the 157 towers that protected the settlement: the inside garden. The walls and the palace were richly decorated with relief-carved stone. Drawing by Viollet-Le-Duc
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Media ID 11771218
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78279 8th Century Bc Arch Carving Craft Product Craft Dome Entrance Facade Formal Garden Fort Gate Human Settlement Iraq King Royal Person Ornamental Garden Ornate Palace Sketch Surrounding Wall Terraced Field Village
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