Friday, November 13, 2009

Historical Approach

The Ziggurat of Ur is a Neo Sumerian building that is located in the city of Ur (Dhi Qar province, Iraq, nowadays). It was constructed in the Middle Bronze age (21st century BC), a period of great economic prosperity, political stabilityand strong bureaucratic organization, and was restored by Neo-Babylonians in the 6th century under the last king of Neo-Babylonians, king Nabonidus who directed several excavations in search of ancient architectural structures that he restored.It was a proof of the city's dominant role in all domains (political, administrative and military).


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  1. UnknownNovember 14, 2009 at 1:00 PM

    Since Iraq was known with its history loaded with wars and dominations its normal to a huge building like the one above to be the center of the political , administrative and military station at that time .

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