Ziggurat

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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