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1. Babylon

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   Babylon was renowned throughout the ancient world for its imposing fortifications and monumental structures. The city walls, described by chroniclers such as Herodotus, were purportedly so wide that a four-horse chariot could turn around atop them [^2].
   The primary religious focus was the Etemenanki, a massive ziggurat dedicated to the chief god Marduk. Modern archaeological consensus estimates its base dimensions to be approximately $91$ meters by $91$ meters, though the exact structural integrity remains debated due to subsequent destruction and r…