Tower+of+Babel

Historical Background


 * Babel means: Gate of God**


 * One of the stories about it says that the people of the city of Shinar decided to build a giant tower that would reach into heaven. It was an enormous enterprise, so it took a long time and lots of cooperation among of people who all spoke the same language.**


 * Characteristics **


 * To build the tower the people used bricks instead of stone. They also used man made materials. The tower measured 75.80 meters long and 30 meters wide. The number of humans who could take refuge in the tower was beyond the million people**


 * Floor Plan **




 * Important People **
 * It was reported that Alexander the Great before his death made an attempt to rebuild it.**


 * Importants Places **
 * - The tower of Babel was built in the land of Shinar, in the southern part of Mesopotamia, before the tower men only spoke one language.**
 * - A modern idea of the Tower of Babel can be seen in the Emirate city of Dubai, in the Burj Khalifa, marked as the tallest building in the world with a height of 827 meters, or 2717 feet tall. **