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[โ€“] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm having a hard time finding the accuracy of this reconstruction. Is it on the same location as the original?

https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/world/middleeast/03babylon.html

[โ€“] Bloodyashes@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No the reconstructed structure is a little away from the original site You read the details here![https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/babylon-iraq-saddam-hussein