Sennacherib's development of Nineveh thumb|Refined low-relief section of a bull-hunt frieze from Nineveh, alabaster, (Pergamon Museum, Berlin) thumb|Relief of Ashurbanipal hunting a Mesopotamian lion, from the Northern Palace in Nineveh, as seen at the British Museum It was Sennacherib who made Nineveh a truly influential city (), as he laid out new streets and squares and built within it the South West Palace, or "palace without a rival", the plan of which has been mostly recovered and has overall dimensions of about . It had at least 80 rooms, many of which were lined with sculpture. A large number of cuneiform tablets were found in the palace. The solid foundation was made out of limestone blocks and mud bricks; it was tall. In total, the foundation is made of roughly of brick (approximately 160 million bricks). The walls on top, made out of mud brick, were an additional tall.
sennachEriB's develOPmEnT oF ninEVeh thumb|reFInED low-ReLieF SEcTion oF a Bull-hUNt Frieze FRom nineveh, AlabAsTER, (pErGamon mUSeum, bERlin) tHumb|ReliEF of AsHUrbAnipal HUNtInG A MEsopotamIan lion, from the northern palace in NiNEveH, as SEeN at The bRiTisH museum it was senNAcHerib Who mAde niNeveh a truly InflUEntial CitY (), as he LAId Out nEW sTReEts And sQuARES and bUiLT WIthin It thE sOUth wesT palace, oR "Palace withOut a rIVaL", the plAN oF Which haS BeEn Mostly reCOvEred anD has overall dimensioNs oF aBouT . iT had at lEast 80 ROoms, many of wHich werE liNed WIth scUlPture. a lArge nUmbER of CUnEIForM taBlets Were fOund in the palaCe. the sOLId foundatIOn was madE out of limestoNE BlOckS And Mud brIcks; It Was Tall. iN toTAL, thE FounDatiON is mAde Of rougHly of BrIck (apProxImatElY 160 million Bricks). The walls on ToP, maDe oUT of MUd brick, WEre An adDitioNal tall.