European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse There Are no remains of the Tower of Babel in Babylon but that has t stopped artists from offering their versions such As the one above by flemish Painter Pieter a Quot continued on Page 4. Away the mud and Day bricks for construction material. The nearby town of Hilla for instance was built largely with the bricks of Babylon experts said. The extensive rebuilding during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar ii also left Little archaeological data from earlier than that time. And the High water table Here has further limited excavation. Finally much of a that remained was taken by european who worked Here earlier in this i Century. For instance it was Here that in 1901 discovered the massive stones on which Hammurabi inscribed his famous code of Law in the 18th Century . The stones now repose in the louvre. But the importance of the site cannot be underestimated experts say. Quot to archaeologists there s still an impressive amount of standing material left at that site. But i can understand the disappointment of the average tourist upon seeing Babylon Quot said Harper. Quot if you want to. See. The real thing you d have to go to . The original ishtar Gate is one of the treasures of the Pergamo museum in Berlin stripes Magazine january 19, 1995
