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This museum is laid out in 3 parts on "Museum Island" so that the visitor can pass seamlessly from its collection of classical antiquities to the new museum that has an exhibition of ancient minor arts, through to the Greek and Roman architecture in the Pergamon.

One of the most impressive things to see is the Great Frieze, which depicts a mythological battle between the gods and the giants, restored in life size and displayed in one great room. This is the first room that we entered.

The Temple of Ishtar and the Processional Way into Babylon is a stunning reconstruction of 625 B.C. architecture. The Ishtar Gate is comprised of glazed clay bricks - some original - some replicas.

There are also some very ancient artefacts here - dating back to some monuments of Sumerian culture from around 2350 B.C. in ceramic, stone and metallurgy.

Islamic art is also on display, as well as some artefacts and jewelry in gold, from the Scythians and from around Constantinople.

I took so many photos and cannot possibly post them all, so here are a good assortment of what the Pergamon has to offer.



The steps up to the museum...a lot of steps!

PERGAMON MUSEUM STEPS

We went to the Greek & Roman room first. You can see how huge it is...there are people sitting on the Roman steps!

P MUSEUM TEMPLE RECONSTRUCT

Part of the Great Frieze.

P MUSEUM WIDE SHOT

Here is a model of the temple/altar in a glass case.

P MUSEUM MODEL

More frieze work.

P MUSEUM FRIEZE

One thing that is great is that you can walk around and touch things...you are there!


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Some columns.

P MUSEUM COLUMNS

A beautiful floor with some of the intricate mosaic tile work...such tiny tiles...so much work!

PERGAMON MUSEUM FLOOR

Another view of the Market Gate of Milet.

PERGAMON MUSEUM RECONSTRUCTION

A gate in the town wall where people came from the north to visit Babylon.

TEMPLE OF ISHTAR WALL

In this view of the wall you can see better the glazed tiles and the colour.

ISHTAR WALL

The beautiful ceiling.

PERGAMON MUSEUM CEILING

Some artefacts...very ancient things.

PERGAMON MUSEUM ARTEFACTS

P MUSEUM ARTEFACS

SOME ANCIENT ARTEFACTS

CERAMICS

ANCIENT JEWELRY

I love these big cats!

BIG CATS

BIG CAT HEAD

A big cooking kettle.

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Some depictions of the excavation.

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Some of the beautiful jewelry on display.

JEWELRY IN PERGAMON MUSEUM

Okay, that is all for today. If anyone wants, I can post more from the Pergamon, but most of the rest is the same as what is here.

Tomorrow will be more from Berlin...some spectacular night-time photos of decorations, etc.

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