When they took off, they shook the city." He says armored vehicles also parked near the more than 2,000-year-old basalt Lion of Babylon, depicting a lion trampling a man. When foreign forces left ...

As UNESCO names Babylon a World Heritage Site, the 'Post' presents five little-known facts about how the fame of the ancient kingdom is still with us today. A man looks at the statue of the Lion ...

Visitors can stroll through the remnants of the brick and clay structures which stretch across 10 sq km, and see the famed Lion of Babylon statue, as well as large portions of the original Ishtar ...

is famous for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, as well as the Hammurabi Obelisk and the Lion of Babylon. The Babylon International Festival ...

A man on Friday looks at the statue of the Lion of Babylon that stands in the ancient city. (Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters) President Barham Saleh tweeted that after Babylon, more ancient sites will be ...