MARI, THE ROYAL METROPOLIS

Decoding the architecture of antiquity

An episode from the series LIVING STONES

Synopsis

For a long time, Mari was just a name on a genealogical tree. Since its discovery, 80 years of archaeological research have upended our knowledge of Near Eastern history.

The Zimri-Lim palace is the most imposing in Mesopotamia and the only one that allows the reconstitution of palace life during the reign of Hammurabi of Babylon, more than 4,000 years ago.