{"id":60774,"date":"2025-09-11T23:13:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T21:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=60774"},"modified":"2025-09-24T23:31:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T21:31:36","slug":"a-vestige-of-the-ancient-babylonian-empire-hidden-in-a-small-london-courtyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/09\/11\/a-vestige-of-the-ancient-babylonian-empire-hidden-in-a-small-london-courtyard\/","title":{"rendered":"A vestige of the ancient Babylonian Empire hidden in a small London courtyard"},"content":{"rendered":"

London is a large city with many interesting sites and attractions steeped in history. Some of them are older than the city itself.<\/p>\n

Highgate: the exotic and gloomy cemetery where 170,000 residents of London rest<\/a><\/rel>
\nAn underground and not very idyllic tour along the millenary Tyburn River, London<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

London's famous museums house many ancient artifacts from other countries<\/strong>, many of which predate the founding of London almost 2,000 years ago in ancient Rome. However, there are other very ancient artifacts that aren't even in museums<\/strong>, but are accessible to any passerby.<\/p>\n

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St. Paul's Cathedral, London (Photo: Sandra Tan<\/a>).<\/div>\n

Specifically, there's an ancient slab from the Babylonian Empire near the famous St. Paul's Cathedral<\/strong>. It's not in a museum or a monument, but in a pretty little courtyard accessed through a door from the street. A month ago, London Visited<\/a> published a video showing this courtyard<\/strong> and the curious historical gems it contains:<\/p>\n