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Ziggurat - Mountains of the Gods
A ziggurat is a form of monumental architecture originating in ancient Mesopotamia, which usually had a rectangular base and was built in a series of steps up to a flat platform upon which a temple was raised. The ziggurat was an artificial...
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Ziggurat of Ur (Artist's Impression)
An artist's depiction of the Ziggurat of Ur as it may have appeared around the time it was created in the 21st Century BCE. From the game Old World.
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Chogha Zanbil - The "Basket Mound" of the Gods
Chogha Zanbil (literally "basket mound") is an ancient Elamite temple complex located in the modern-day province of Khuzestan, Iran. It is also known as Dur-Untash (Fortress/City/Town of Untash), Tchogha Zanbil, and Al Untash Napirisha ("Place...
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Reconstruction of the Ziggurat of Ur
A 3D reconstruction of the Great Ziggurat of Ur, based on a 1939 drawing by Leonard Woolley, Ur Excavations, Volume V. The Ziggurat and its Surroundings, Figure 1.4
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Great Ziggurat of Ur
The ruins of the Great Ziggurat of Ur, built by the Sumerian king Ur-Nammu and his son Shulgi of Ur, c. 21st century BCE.
Photo taken in 2005 CE near Ali Air Base in Iraq.
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Simulation Tour: Ziggurat of Ur
This is a simulation (virtual reality) video of a reconstruction of the Ziggurat of Ur in its entirety. Ur was a city in Sumer that became dominant during the Early Dynastic Period (c. 2900-2350 B.C.E) alongside other cities such as; Uruk...
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A Tour of the Ziggurat of Ur
This video acts as a virtual tour of the Ziggurat of Ur (located near modern day Nasiriyah, Iraq which was in the city-state of Sumeria in Mesopotamia). This site was originally excavated in 1922 by the tour guide's grandfather.
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Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat, Iran
Chogha Zanbil is a magnificent, 3300-year-old ancient Elamite complex located 30 kilometres (18 miles) south-east of the ancient city of Susa in the Khuzestan province of western Iran. The principal element of this complex is an enormous...
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The Ziggurat at Kish
Ruins of the ziggurat at the ancient Sumerian city of Kish, probably built by the neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II, in the 6th century BCE.
Tell al-Uhaymir, Babil Governorate, Iraq.
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Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat [East Side], Iran
View of the east side of the ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil with the southeastern stairway which provided access to the first terrace. Chogha Zanbil is a magnificent, 3300-year-old ancient Elamite complex located 30 kilometres south-east of the...