Archaeologists discovered the remains of a massive villa, royal gardens, and various other structures ... His son set up his capital in the city of Nineveh, and Sargon II’s building project ...

Photograph by Granger Collection/Age Fotostock Babylon was famous for its Hanging Gardens, which some believe may have actually been in the Assyrian capital, Nineveh, where this relief ...

At the end of the 8th century BC the Assyrian King Sennacherib chose Nineveh as his capital and built what he called the 'Palace without Rival', decorating it with finely carved reliefs.