Ruler - Sargon II
Palace of Sargon:
Still using ziggurats and mud brick
Gaurdian Figures:
Lamassu
at Palace of Sargon II
single brow, 5 legs, partial relief, partial sculpture
Palace of Ashurbanipal
Ruler: Ashurbanipal
Ninevah
painted reliefs
muscular
When all shown is a continuous narration
Assyrian Empire comes to an end
Neo Babylonians - even larger
Capitol: Baylon
still using ziggurats
Ruler - Nebuchadenzzar II
Tower of babel=ziggurat of Marduk
hanging gardens:one of the seven wonders
Interior Gate: dedicated to Ishtar (god)
glazed bricks
raised reliefs
Comes to an end. Invaded by the persians
Achmaemenid Persians - even larger
Ruler - Syrus the Great
allow all worship
originally nomadic
Capitol: Persepolis, Iran
palace
hypostyle hall
doorways and pylons
have guardian figures-lamassus
no 5th leg
fluted columns-carved channels
Entry stairway
Procession paying homage to the ruler
the king
bigger than anyone else
odd creatures
eventually attacks Greece
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