A reconstruction at true scale
c. 575 BCE, late in the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II
The inner city on both banks of the Euphrates, built at one unit to the metre from the excavation plans: the double wall, the Ishtar Gate, Etemenanki, the South Palace and some 20,000 courtyard houses. Walk its streets or fly over it, or watch the film: ten shots on one continuous camera path, a little over a minute long.
Arrow keys walk · drag to look around · wheel or pinch zooms · E / Q fly up and down · Shift runs · 1–0 jump to the ten views · Space plays the film