Ziggurat of ur

The city of Ur was one of the most important Sumerian city states in ancient Mesopotamia during the 3rd millennium BC.  One of best preserved and most spectacular remains of this ancient city is

Graphic reconstruction of the Ziggurat of Ur was the first temple that became the model for future ones in Mesopotamia.

This is a architecture that inspired by former Soviet architecture,and I really like that style.I think some mysterious and intelligent person maby live in it.They have supreme rights and prefer to live by the water.Hope you like it~

The Sumerians settled in the historical region of Mesopotamia, now south Iraq, in 5500 to 4000 BC

Ziggurat of Ur CA 2100 BCE, Tell el-Mukayyar.

The Ziggurat of Ur

Ziggurats were the center of religious life in every Mesopotamian city.

Sacred city in cradle of civilization served region's peoples for thousands of years, but has gone largely unexplored; some experts believe its treasures could rival Egypt's Giza

Beautiful.

Ziggurat of Ur by The Outback Traveler, via Flickr The Ziggurat of Ur, a massive step pyramid about 64 by 46 meters (210×150 ft) in size in modern-day Iraq, is the most well-preserved monument from the remote age of the Sumerians. The ziggurat was part of a temple complex that served as an administrative center for the ancient city of Ur. Construction of the ziggurat was completed in the 21st century BC by King Shulgi, who in order to win the allegiance of the many independent cities…

Ziggurat of Ur, c. 2100, built by UrNammu, mudbrick, Ur, Iraq.

Ziggurat is an ancient religious structure, typical of Mesopotamia. Chogha Zanbil in Susa is a pyramid-shaped temple with several floors

On the outskirts of Camp Adder, a logistics base in southern Iraq, is the Ziggurat of Ur, an ancient temple that is more than 4,000 years ol...

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The Ziggurat was the central structure of the Sumerian city. Religious temples and agrarian storage units, Sumerian life revolved around them. (~3000 BC; Ur, Sumer)

ZIGURAT. Ur, Sumeria. 2100 a. C.