![]() ![]() The Babylonians accepted Alexander as their king and cried out to him in order that they be saved from their burning city, after which he ordered his troops to put out the fires. His troops dug trenches in order to divert the water and drastically lessen the amount which could reach the city before they set fire to it. The city was located along the Euphrates river, so Alexander decided to use the geography of the city to his strategic advantage. Alexander had set out to conquer the city of Babylon and needed to determine the best way to weaken the city’s defenses in order to best storm the city to claim it. It was created by an artisan from the Royal Aubusson workshop and modeled after a design by Charles le Brun in order to celebrate and honor Alexander the Great, who is easy to spot when viewing the tapestry. ![]() ![]() Measuring over fourteen feet wide and just shy of ten feet in height, this extremely large piece covers a significant portion of one of the walls in room 327 of the Ahmanson building of the Los Angeles County Museum of Arts (LACMA). ![]() Made in France around the year 1700, this object is a tapestry depicting the triumph of Alexander the Great after his siege of Babylon. ![]()
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