Collection of First World War negatives purchased from Eric Keast Burke (Keast Burke)

Place Middle East: Iraq, Babylon
Accession Number J02025
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Burke, Eric Keast
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

An unidentified soldier stands on the ruins of the Quays of Babylon. It is hard to imagine that here once stood the whares and warehouses of the premier mart of Asia. The quays were built by Nebuchadnezzar II, the ruling King of the area that included Babylon, in about 586 BC along with the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon.