Central Palace

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Central Palace is a major Assyrian royal residence and administrative complex located within the ancient city of Nimrud.

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Central Palace canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Assyrian royal palace ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
architecturalStyle Assyrian palace architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Ashurnasirpal II ⓘ
Shalmaneser III ⓘ
builtFor Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II ⓘ
linked to: Ashurnasirpal II
constructionStartTime 9th century BCE ⓘ
culture Neo-Assyrian ⓘ
currentCondition ruins ⓘ
decoratedWith cuneiform inscriptions ⓘ
lamassu sculptures ⓘ
stone reliefs ⓘ
destroyedDuring fall of Nimrud ⓘ
excavatedBy Austen Henry Layard ⓘ
excavationStart 19th century ⓘ
function center of imperial administration ⓘ
seat of royal power in Nimrud ⓘ
hasPart administrative offices ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ
residential quarters ⓘ
storerooms ⓘ
temple areas ⓘ
throne room ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of Nimrud archaeological site ⓘ
inception reign of Ashurnasirpal II ⓘ
locatedIn Nimrud ⓘ
ancient city of Kalhu ⓘ
locatedInCountry Iraq ⓘ
locatedInRegion Nineveh Governorate ⓘ
locatedNear Tigris River ⓘ
linked to: Tigris
materialUsed alabaster ⓘ
mudbrick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
partOf Nimrud palace complex ⓘ
linked to: Nimrud

citadel of Nimrud ⓘ
linked to: Nimrud
presentInCollection British Museum reliefs from Nimrud ⓘ
linked to: Assyrian Galleries

Iraq Museum artifacts from Nimrud ⓘ
significantFor Assyrian imperial administration ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian art ⓘ
study of Near Eastern palatial architecture ⓘ
timePeriod Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
usedAs administrative center ⓘ
ceremonial complex ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
usedUntil late 7th century BCE ⓘ

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Nimrud → containsStructure → Central Palace ⓘ