A look around Babylon at the British Museum

The Tower of Babel; 1595, oil on panel by Lucas van Valckenborch

For 2,000 years the myth of Babylon has haunted the European imagination and inspired artists, writers and philosophers. A new exhibition at the British Museum in London explores the Babylon of our imaginations alongside artefacts from ancient Mesopotamia to build up a picture of one of the greatest cities of antiquity. Read more
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