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The Ziggurat ("rising building" in Akkadian zaqâru, "to rise high") is the Mesopotamian equivalent of the Egyptian pyramids: large artificial square mountains of stone. Ziggurats played a role in the cults of many cities in ancient Mesopotamia and were always built by kings. Modern Ziggurat-like artificial mountains with stepped terraces could be used for agriculture while at the same time offering residential space inside. | |||
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([http://www.panacea-bocaf.org/lionkuntz.htm source]) | ([http://www.panacea-bocaf.org/lionkuntz.htm source]) | ||
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[[Image:zigtop.jpg|300px|2 storey ziggurat from above]] | |||
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[[Category:Housing and construction]] | [[Category:Housing and construction]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:35, 21 January 2011
The Ziggurat ("rising building" in Akkadian zaqâru, "to rise high") is the Mesopotamian equivalent of the Egyptian pyramids: large artificial square mountains of stone. Ziggurats played a role in the cults of many cities in ancient Mesopotamia and were always built by kings. Modern Ziggurat-like artificial mountains with stepped terraces could be used for agriculture while at the same time offering residential space inside.
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