In the early 20th century, architects and artists like Hugh Ferriss drew on the myths and monuments of ancient Babylon to imagine futuristic skylinesmelding ziggurats with modernism in a visionary ...

Archaeologists excavate the site of the ancient Sumerian city of Eridu, near Basra in southern Iraq, in 2022. Alla Al-Marjani/Reuters/GTRES. By Antonio Ratti. April 24, 2025.