Traveling around cities that are not
Trips abroad will not be relevant for a long time. We offer to go on a journey through the cities that existed a long time ago. Imagine just that all this happens here and now. «My planet» will hold you around the cities in which you would never have managed to visit yourself.
Babylon: the city of science and miracles
Babylon stands on the Euphrates River in Southern Mesopotamia. Here dry, hot and little greens: the shrubs are towering palm trees, cane grows on the shores of rivers and lakes. In the air, the clouds of insects are pioneering, scorpions run in the sand and crawl snakes. It is not easy to live here, but it was in this desert that the first historical megalopolis arose.
To protect against neighbors and nomads, Babylon was taken by three rings of walls, but the city, of course, scratching them. Eight gates lead inside. Gate Ishtar in the north — One of the main attractions. Babylon — Temple City, and at every step you will be facilities in honor of a particular god. Total cost more than 100 sanctuations, approximately half of which are devoted to the Marduk Supreme Divine. Here is the second miracle of the world — Hanging gardens, who appeared either by the will of the Queen of Semiramides, whether this king Nebuchadnezzar commanded to break them for his wife Amitis. Eymetenanka zigarate rises above the houses — Babylonian tower. The height of the structure is 91 m — Imagine a modern building in 30 floors. Check in advance whether you will be able to visit it — Zigarat is constantly on reconstruction.
Locals build houses from clay bricks. If you stop in one of them, then appreciate that there are no windows in the houses: he always reigns twilight, which is convenient during life in the desert. Food here in the main barley: Bread bake from it, make porridge, cook beer. Babylon — City with the oldest recorded recipes. Classic for all times here was the Sumerian ram of stew with barley pellets, Tukhu (naked, stewed in beet with beetroot, tape and celery), Elamite broth, or shop (sheep blood with sour milk, dill, onion and plenty of garlic).
Greek traveler and historian Herodot described Babylon as «Beautiful city in the world». But his beauty — Not the only reason for which guests come here from all sides of the world. Local priests and priests enjoy a huge authority and influence. In Herodot’s records there is a story about the custom, according to which every resident of Babylon once in life should be given to a stranger in the sanctuary of Ishtar. Although he could confuse something or attract.
Babylonian scientists have achieved great success in mathematics, astronomy and medicine. If you came to the city for medical advice, it is necessary to apply only to proven professionals — Here is full of charlatanov.
The foundation date of Babylon is unknown. The celence the capital of the Babylonian kingdom reached in II–I millennia BC. NS. In 539 BC. NS. The city was captured by the Persians, then Alexander Macedonsky, and after that he passed to Seleucdam, Parfyans and Romans. After the III century to n. NS. Babylon has declined. His ruins are located in Iraq, less than 100 km from Baghdad.
Telochtitlan: Bloody Venice
Tenochtitlan is a bit like Venice. He grew up on two islets in Lake Teskoko, which connected the bridge. As the city has developed, the Aztecs settled the shores of the lake and eventually built bulk roads that joined the islands with land. Four such roads, and they are simultaneously working dams, saving the city from high waves rising on the lake during rains or strong wind.
In the tenochtitlan wide and straight streets, many of them are water, and move on them to canoe. The poor live in Mazanka with cane roofs, people — In homes from the baked brick, plastered and painted. In the city center on the largest square stands a pyramid with two twin temples. One is built in honor of Witilopochtille, the national god of the Aztecs, the Hummingbird Wizard (Hummingbird is a symbol of the Sun in many Central America tribes. — Approx. Red.). The second is dedicated to Tlaloka, the Rain God. Nearby is the Temple of the Hamphic Ruler of Cetzalcoatlia with a playground for the ball and the arena for battles. On the other side of the square — Market (Tiakis) and Palace of Montesums, Chief Aztec.
