Dw griffith babylon set from intolerance

Silent movie set built in Los Angeles, United States

The Intolerance Babylon set was a recreation of the Gates of Babylon used for the 1916 movie Intolerance, directed by D.W.

Griffith. The set-piece gained notoriety after the completion of the motion picture for not being torn down until several years after the movie's release.

Dw griffith babylon set from intolerance

Dw griffith babylon set from intolerance to light

Dw griffith babylon set from intolerance to cold

Dw griffith babylon set from intolerance to salt

Dw griffith babylon set from intolerance to pain

The set stood at the intersection of Sunset Blvd. and Hollywood Blvd. where the Vista Theatre now stands.

History

After receiving harsh criticism in response to his 1915 movie The Birth of a Nation, director, D.W.

Griffith wanted his next motion picture to be a form of retaliation against the critical claims, stating their points of view were a "kind of intolerance". He sought to tell stories of other characters who suffered worse than he did, involving a non-linear taking place over several eras.

The earliest of these eras was the Babylonia segment, set in 539 BCE.^[1]

The iconic set-piece was built for the