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Tue Temple of Belus.-ln the centre of the temple of Belus, in the ancient city ot Baby!on, stood the magnificent tower ot Babel, which was 500 feet square at the base. It was constructed to resemble eight massive towers, piled one above the other, each one being twenty-five feet high. On the outside was winding stair-case reach inc to the top. Within the different stories were lofty S beautifully finished apartments, studded with columns, and rich in agncul- tural designs. These were probably chap els, in which public worship was offered to Baal. On the very summit Of the eighth tower. was an astronomical observatory. A golden image, forty feet high, was kept in one of the splendid halls, whose value was equal to $l5,5oo,ooo. The entire value of the gold, silver, jewels and other royal property kept in this sacred ediiee, has been computed to have been equal to $ls6, ,oo0,o00. Each Brick of the tower, as well as of the walls of the city, bore a character. Several of these are now in Boston, brought from the supposed site of the tower. Pariey's .Mag.