Babylonian Traits of the Ishtar Gate Artwork means more than what one may see at first glance. There can be hidden meanings of the past or even hints of what their society was like. Each piece of art has something special including traits of the civilization; these traits are seen throughout history. With these traits we can tell what society we are looking at and experience the civilization 's unique culture. An example of a great piece of artwork contributing to society would be the Ishtar Gate in Babylon, this gate is very important within the Babylonian culture and expresses what their society treasured and valued along with the traits that this society had. When one looks at the Ishtar Gate they may think, “Wow it is beautiful.” But then you look closer and …show more content…
While the Ishtar gate had many religious beliefs it also shows off the accomplishments that the society had and was able to reach. For example, Nebuchadnezzar had issued this wall to be built because he believed that Babylon had the potential to become one of the most beautiful and powerful cities to ever exist. They we 're not able to become as powerful as they wanted and their society was shadowed by the great Egyptian culture. However, the Babylon Civilization was very beautiful and is still seen as important. For Babylon this wall was an accomplishment and showed that they had many intellectual ideas along with the ability to express themselves, which earlier societies we 're not able to do as they were too busy focusing on staying alive with what they had in life. These people had to live be geographical conditions also, but they had some protection from the environment around them. This gate also showed that the Babylonians people were very creative and thought of religion as very important. The Babylonians cherished their gods and made sure that this was seen. Babylon may have been overshadowed, to some however this may be one of the greatest civilizations seen just not as popular as the