[PAR] [TLE] Striding Lion [SEP] Striding Lion, a wall relief made from polychrome glazed, fired bricks, is one of the most iconic objects on display at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto.  It came from Babylon, Iraq, and dates to the time of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE), king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.  Striding Lion is one of many such reliefs that decorated the walls of the palace's ceremonial hall and very similar to the lions that line the processional way from the Ishtar Gate to the temple of Marduk. [PAR] [TLE] Ishtar Gate [SEP] The Ishtar Gate (Arabic: بوابة عشتار‎ ‎ , Persian: دروازه ایشتار‎ ‎ ) was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon.  It was constructed in about 575 BCE by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city.  It was excavated in the early 20th century and a reconstruction using original bricks is now shown in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin.
[PAR] [TLE] Striding Lion [ SEP ] Striding Lion , a wall relief made from polychrome glazed , fired bricks , is one of the most iconic objects on display at the Royal Ontario Museum , Toronto . It came from Babylon , Iraq , and dates to the time of Nebuchadnezzar II ( 605 - 562 BCE ) , king of the Neo - Babylonian Empire . Striding Lion is one of many such reliefs that decorated the walls of the palace 's ceremonial hall and very similar to the lions that line the processional way from the Ishtar Gate to the temple of Marduk . [PAR] [TLE] Ishtar Gate [ SEP ] The Ishtar Gate ( Arabic : بوابة عشتار‎ ‎ , Persian : دروازه ایشتار‎ ‎ ) was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon . It was constructed in about 575 BCE by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the city . It was excavated in the early 20th century and a reconstruction using original bricks is now shown in the Pergamon Museum , Berlin .
Striding Lion, a wall relief made from polychrome glazed, fired bricks, is one of the most iconic objects on display at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, it is one of many such reliefs that decorated the walls of the palace's ceremonial hall and very similar to the lions that line the processional way from the Ishtar Gate to which temple?
Striding Lion , a wall relief made from polychrome glazed , fired bricks , is one of the most iconic objects on display at the Royal Ontario Museum , Toronto , it is one of many such reliefs that decorated the walls of the palace 's ceremonial hall and very similar to the lions that line the processional way from the Ishtar Gate to which temple ?
Marduk
Marduk