The remains of Etemenanki aka the Tower of Babel...
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Reconstruction of the Etemenanki, based on Hansjörg Schmid, 'Der Tempelturm Etemenanki in Babylon' (1995 Mainz)
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Reconstruction of Babylon based on the most recent studies on its town planning and defensive layout with Etemenaki in the center of the city artstation.com/artwork/25NVv
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Athanasius Kircher’s version of the Tower of Babel from his 'Turris Babel' (1679)
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M. C. Escher's version (1928)
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Well, yes, some scholars see it as the inspiration for the biblical story of the Tower of Babel
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If there were a building that could make people speak different languages, it would be quite an invention.