enceinte
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Babylon
- In Mesopotamian art and architecture: Neo-Babylonian period
…and surrounded by a double enceinte, or line of fortification, consisting of towered and moated fortress walls. Inside the city the most grandiose effect was obtained by the disposal of public buildings along a wide processional way, leading through the centre of the town to the temple and ziggurat of…
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