Larsa Eastern gate or Parrot Gate

Larsa is a vast archaeological site of over 200 hectares between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers in Lower Mesopotamia. The millennia-old city reached its peak in the early second millennium BCE. The eastern gate of the city had passages from 4 m before narrowing to 1 m, described as 'massive' to 'pincer' gates. According to André Parrot, in which the Parrot Gate was named, the structure became…