Esagila, Babylon

Name: Esagila
Address: Babylon, Iraq

#3 among attractions in Babylon

Top attraction, Temple

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The Ésagila or Esangil was a temple dedicated to Marduk, the protector god of Babylon. It lay south of the ziggurat Etemenanki. ()

Local name: إيساكيلا Coordinates: 32°32'2"N, 44°25'17"E

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Babylon Iraq

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Esagila – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lion of Babylon, Tower of Babel, Etemenanki, Euphrates Tunnel.

0.8 miN
Monuments and statues
Lion of Babylon, Babylon
20 min walk • The Lion of Babylon is a revered historical artifact and a symbol of the ancient city of Babylon, located in modern-day Iraq. This majestic basalt sculpture, estimated to date back to the 6th century BC, during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar II, represents the...
~880 ftN
Tower
Tower of Babel, Babylon
5 min walk • The Tower of Babel narrative in Genesis 11:1–9 is an origin myth meant to explain why the world's peoples speak different languages. According to the story, a united human race in the generations following the Great Flood, speaking a single language and migrating eastward, comes to the land of Shinar.
~930 ftN
Tower
Etemenanki, Babylon
5 min walk • Etemenanki was a ziggurat dedicated to Marduk in the ancient city of Babylon. It now exists only in ruins, located about 90 kilometres south of Baghdad, Iraq.
0.4 miNW
Tunnel
Euphrates Tunnel, Babylon
11 min walk • The Euphrates Tunnel was a legendary tunnel purportedly built between 2180 and 2160 BCE under the river Euphrates to connect the two halves of the city of Babylon in Mesopotamia. The existence of the Euphrates Tunnel has not been confirmed.

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Which popular attractions are close to Esagila?

Nearby attractions include Tower of Babel, Babylon (5 min walk), Etemenanki, Babylon (5 min walk), Euphrates Tunnel, Babylon (11 min walk), Lion of Babylon, Babylon (20 min walk).