A project for the restoration of Babylon in Iraq

A project for the restoration of Babylon in Iraq



2013-06-26

Nearby: American non-governmental organization trying to, the restoration of the city of Babylon was gardens hanging one of the seven wonders, was damaged in the war and before the construction of the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, to regain its place in the heritage of mankind.
And hammer and saw and chisel, Iraqi workers are busy at the Ishtar Gate in the removal and fragmentation of concrete tiles, in the process of restoring this portal that looks tough.
Covering cement slabs poured on Saddam Hussein (1979-2003) the space between the two walls with color synesthesia ultra modern high-rise bulls and dragons.
This interference has affected the edifice was built 2,500 years ago and accelerated deterioration of the site», according to the project's field Director Jeff Alan.
He said "try to stop or at least slow the mechanisms that make the gate weaken».
And Babylon, one of the most historic cities in the world renowned archaeological. And throughout history have been damaged and hurt.
"The future of Babylon project» is a joint effort between us," Global Fund for effects» that conservation and cultural heritage sites, and the national authority for antiquities».
The main objective of the project was to complete a plan to manage sites in Babylon, but expanded to include repair and maintenance of various parts of the site as well.
The removal of the concrete walls is essential to maintain the Ishtar Gate in Babylon, which was the base for another portal with the same name in Berlin.
In addition to the problems of modern restoration that covers the walls of the Ishtar Gate, the groundwater under construction pose another threat to erode its foundations.
, Poured a layer of cement on the calf above the gate, turned into a stream of rainwater on the walls. It also covers parts of the gate, pay amounts that will have to be removed and replaced with another historical specifications.
In addition to the inhabitants of the nearby villages grabbed in the past a lot of the original wage of Babylon and used them to build their homes.
And modern brick wall built quality is poor for an old building stands over the remainder of the route taken by Alexander the great. Allen said that atrocity as it was built on the ruins of the original construction. Several buildings were constructed as well as a modern-style ruins of archaeological sites.
Construction began in Babylon in 1970, but it accelerated in the time of Saddam Hussein, according to Allen.
In this regard, he said that "Saddam Hussein gave orders to make Babylon a pompous dissolved before the visitors, participants in the Festival which is held annually where». He added that "this is a disaster for safety and disaster for maintenance work.
Saddam Hussein has built a number of hills and lakes in the archaeological site. It also built a Palace at the foot of a hill the industrial, carries his signature and picture are exposed to deformation from the inside by a written on its walls.
But abuse of the site of ancient Babylon, not limited to the reign of former Iraqi President, was established during the British colonised for Iraq railway line passes through the site, as Allen says, while the Iraqi Government subsequently completed three pipeline to transport oil through the old city.
Building modern homes on the land of Babylon is also a problem, since heavy water system of this site shows homes and may cause water leakage to earth caused considerable damage to the remains of the city.


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