The Mashki Gate was one of the largest in Nineveh, and was an icon of the city's size and power. The gate was reconstructed in the 1970s, but was destroyed with a bulldozer by IS militants in 2016.

The Beautiful Blue GateThe most famous of the eight gates Nebuchadrezzar II built around ... he actually appears to be describing the walls of Nineveh, capital of the Assyrian Empire.

He encircled Nineveh with a wall more than seven miles long. And one of his city's grand entrances was the Mashki Gate. ♪♪♪ Here, archeologists led by Fadhel Mohammed have made a discovery ...

Rebuilt in the 20th century, the Nergal Gate was originally built in Nineveh in the seventh century B.C. Other monuments erected at the height of the city’s power include the Library of ...

Iraq's prime minister says Nineveh province has been "fully liberated ... holed up inside buildings in the town. Getty Images The gate at the entrance of Tal Afar displays writing from so-called ...