Saddam Hussein's Palace in Babylon

There currently calm ancient city of Babylon, described in detail in the Bible and other sources. At the beginning of the XX century came the German archaeologists have unearthed a city struck by the beauty and stole all to itself in Germany (from the English to keep up). Stay ruins and outlines.




Then he came to power, Saddam Hussein, who was as stupid as and vain. And he commanded the ruins in order to bring, and what for Hu *** - bricks some vague. I did everything humanly from yellowish brick. As the Soviet party house 70-80th happened.

Director of the museum shows the photo (top left), which is visible to the arch (in the background - like a mouse hole) before restoration.



It was all neatly. On the part of Saddam bricks made prints with their name, and every self-praise, such as he is the son of Nebuchadnezzar.



In Babylon every angle - historical. Here is the scene of the provincial House of Culture - is the throne of the king Valtasar. It is here on his wall were strange fiery words.



This even drew a picture of Rembrandt (Valtasar here Yarmolnik resembles actor):



So Saddam liked what happened that he decided to build near Babylon, one of his palaces. In the form of the ziggurat.



And to make it more visible, ordered to pour a mound 50 meters in height. And on top of the palace already set.



The palace now stands idle.



Although the view from it still offers one of the most expensive in the world.



The main entrance to the palace is decorated with reliefs with the profile owner. Saddam - a descendant of Hammurabi.



Saddam - the sun of the nation, the leader of the soldiers, workers and peasants.



And in the palace - the desolation.



The floors are in place.



The walls are painted.



The main entrance.



Front rise to the upper floors.



Elevators do not work.



Beautiful view of the river Euphrates.



In the palace for some time it is one of the headquarters of the US Army.



But the graffiti in English is practically no - apparently, soldiers were not allowed to express themselves in this way (but in fact Babylon has a helipad, parking tyadeloy technology, and part of the historical brick soldiers of the famous Babylonian gates podspi * Dili shamelessly).



The quality of construction of the palace is as bad as the taste of the owner. Reminiscent of something which even the country.



Throne Room with spectacularly gaudy painted on the ceiling. Right - the place for the throne, to the left - a basketball hoop.



Jacuzzi.



Kozyrniy views of Babylon. Interestingly, when there will End Resort Hilton Hotel Babylon?



Tours of the Palace is defective without visiting Russian Hall.







Disfigured Babylon, if they find the money to return to the original view of the ruins - will remove all the modern bricks. And UNESCO will return him to the status of World Heritage Site. In the meantime, you can speculate on where to build a palace Saddam if the Germans do not fond of archeology?



However, Babylon is not returned to normal view where you can enjoy complete solitude. Well, like as if you personally shut down the Red Square.

Source: tema.livejournal.com