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![]() Friday, October 2, 1998 Published at 06:39 GMT 07:39 UK ![]() ![]() World: Middle East ![]() Rediscovering the Tower of Babel ![]() Tower of Babel: Puzzle dating from the biblical times ![]() A team of Austrian scientists says it has discovered exactly what the Tower of Babel would have looked like. Their research is based on another ancient tower situated at Borsippa, 120 kilometres south of Baghdad.
The Bible says descendants of Noah tried to build the equivalent of a skyscraper to reach heaven. According to the Book of Genesis, their plans were frustrated by God, angered by their arrogance.
What the Tower of Babel actually looked like is something which has puzzled the archaeologists for years. Clue from writings But now a team from Austria believes it has found the answer through excavations of a ruined tower in the Iraqi desert.
The main clues came from writings found on the side of the building which quote King Nebuchadnezzar, who ordered its construction some 1,500 years ago. He declared the tower should reach the skies and be similar to the one he had already erected in Babylon. No refurbishment plans
But while their work will have pleased Iraq, which is keen to use the attraction of the Tower of Babel as a means of establishing international links, the archaeologists say there are no plans to start a full refurbishment of the ruins.
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