ISHTAR GATE


Meaning of ISHTAR GATE in English

Enormous burnt-brick double entryway built in the ancient city of Babylon с 575 BC.

The gate was more than 38 ft (12 m) high and was decorated with glazed brick reliefs. Through the gatehouse ran the stone-and brick-paved Processional Way. Some 120 brick lions lined the street and some 575 dragons and bulls, in 13 rows, adorned the gate.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.