Aerial View of Saddam Hussein's Palace Sep 15th 2011, 10:01 In this photo taken from a helicopter, you can see Saddam Hussein's Presidential Palace and important sites from ancient Babylon.  Saddam's Presidential Palace and ruins of ancient Babylon (Aerial View) Photo © 2003, Daniel O'Connell, Gunnery Sergeant, USMC In this aerial view, you will see: - The Euphrates River in the foreground.
- Saddam Hussein's Presidential Palace on the hill.
- The ancient ruins of King Nebuchadnezzar's palace behind Hussein's palace.
- Behind the ancient ruins, an open plain where the legendary Tower of Babel, described in the Book of Genesis, might have stood.
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