royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin

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The royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin was the grand Neo-Assyrian residence and administrative center built by King Sargon II in his short-lived capital city in the late 8th century BCE.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neo-Assyrian palace
royal palace
architecturalStyle Neo-Assyrian
linked to: Neo-Assyrian Empire
builder Sargon II
capitalOf Sargon II
constructionPeriod reign of Sargon II
country Neo-Assyrian Empire
decoratedWith inscription panels
lamassu sculptures
stone wall reliefs
excavatedBy 19th-century archaeologists
function administrative center
ceremonial center
royal residence
hasPart administrative suites
courtyards
defensive walls
gateways
residential quarters
storerooms
temple areas
throne room
locatedIn Assyria
Dur-Sharrukin
Khorsabad
northern Mesopotamia
linked to: Upper Mesopotamia
materialUsed alabaster reliefs
mudbrick
stone
namedAfter Sargon II
notableFor extensive sculptured reliefs
monumental scale
planned royal city layout
partOf capital city of Dur-Sharrukin
royal citadel of Dur-Sharrukin
linked to: Khorsabad
patron Sargon II
shortDescription grand Neo-Assyrian residence and administrative center built by Sargon II in his capital Dur-Sharrukin
startDate late 8th century BCE
status ruin
timePeriod Iron Age
Neo-Assyrian period
linked to: Neo-Assyrian Empire
usedBy Neo-Assyrian royal court
Sargon II
usedFor imperial administration
royal audiences
state ceremonies

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Sargon II hasPart royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin
Near Eastern art hasNotableWork Palace reliefs of Sargon II at Khorsabad
linked to: royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin
Dur-Sharrukin hasPalace Palace of Sargon II
linked to: royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin
Sargonid dynasty architecturalProject Dur-Sharrukin palace complex
linked to: royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin