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Jeff Allen has been working on the Babylon site since 2009. The 2,500-year-old dragon relief behind him is related to Marduk, the patron deity of Babylon. (Abdullah Dhiaa Al-deen for The New York Times) Babylon - Jane Arraf
Ammar al-Taee, an Iraqi archaeologist, picked up a clay panel fallen from one of the ancient walls of Babylon. Paw prints of a dog that wandered onto the drying clay more than 2,000 years ago obscure part of the cuneiform inscription a reminder that these ruins were once a living city.
“This is the heritage of Iraq, and we need to save it,” said Mr. al-Taee, 29.
In Beleaguered Babylon, Doing Battle Against Time, Water and Modern Civilization
The ancient city of Babylon is a World Heritage Site, but it faces threats old and new. As some of its walls crumble, preservationists are fighting to preserve the past.
A replica of the Ishtar Gate built in the 1950s, when Iraq first started developing the remains of Babylon as a tourist site.Credit.Abdullah Dhiaa Al-deen for The New York Times
By Jane Arraf
Feb. 6, 2021
BABYLON, Iraq Ammar al-Taee, an Iraqi archaeologist, picked up a clay panel fallen from one of the ancient walls of Babylon. Paw prints of a dog that wandered onto the drying clay more than 2,000 years ago obscure part of the cuneiform inscription a reminder that these ruins were once a living city.
Inside the San Sebastian Church (Photo from San Sebastian Conservation and Development Foundation, Inc.)
While some of the heritage buildings in the country are being refurbished and gaining new attention, one of which is the Metropolitan Theater in Manila City, the same cannot be said for San Sebastian Basilica. The historic church launched an online petition last January to stop the construction of a 31-story condominium behind it that, according to the church, poses danger to its site and community.
Faith and design
Built in 1891 by architect Genaro Palacios, the San Sebastian Basilica is among the buildings in the country that present a neo-gothic style. Owned and run by the Order of the Augustinian Recollects, the church is known for being built by a team of mixed nationalities, each adding their own flavor into its design and making it a one of a kind church in the country and the world.