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6th century BC in architecture
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Buildings
Reconstruction
of
Ishtar Gate
in the
Pergamon Museum
,
Berlin
Dates approximate
575 –
Ishtar Gate
in
Babylon
constructed.
[
1
]
530 –
Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum
established
520 –
Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens
, begun (completed 132 CE).
515 – Construction of
Persepolis
, capital of the
Achaemenid Empire
, begins.
500:
Temple of Athena (Paestum)
in
Campania
constructed.
The
Magadha
imperial capital of
Pataliputra
(modern day
Patna
) in the
Indian subcontinent
is begun with construction of a small fort (Pāṭaligrama) near the
Ganges
.
References
↑
Ruggeri, Amanda.
"The Great Gate of Ishtar: A door to wonder"
.
www.bbc.com
. Retrieved
17 March
2019
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