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Pergamon Museum
Germany tips you can trust
Why the
Pergamon Museum
in Berlin
is special
The Pergamon Museum displays massive, original archeological treasures from the Near East and Middle East.
Pergamon Museum
tips & insights
Pergamon
Altar
-
the museum's
leading
attraction
Some insights:
How it got here
The 22-century-old Pergamon Altar was excavated a century ago from the
Pergamon Acropolis
in
what is now Turkey, then disassembled, shipped and reconstructed in Berlin.
Immense size
To
get a sense of scale of this mammoth structure, notice the red-sweatered man
climbing the steps in the photo above
Sculptures
The friezes to his left and right are the Pergamon Altar's masterpieces. The sculptures show the Olympian gods battling
the Titan giants.
Second
most
popular attraction
The honor goes to the immense and colorful 6th century BC Ishtar Gate from ancient Babylon (in today's Iraq).
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