Some scholars use internal and external evidence to offer 3500-3000 BC as a likely range for the date of the tower, based on 5 details included in the narrative: "One, the event took place in Shinar, at Babylon in particular (vv. 2, 9). Two, the event involved the building of a city with a tower (vv. 4, 5).

Was the Tower of Babel ever built?

The Tower of Babel was the world's first skyscraper, as well as a symbol of the might and hubris of the ancient city of Babylon. ... Archaeologists have been working ceaselessly and successfully since 1811 to excavate the capital of the Ancient World.

What king built the Tower of Babel?

Later extra-biblical traditions identified Nimrod as the ruler who commissioned the construction of the Tower of Babel, which led to his reputation as a king who was rebellious against God.