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Architecture in Mesopotamia


Chogha Zanbil ziggurat

Chogha Zanbil ziggurat

The Chogha Zanbil ziggurat was built in 1250 BC by Untash-Napirisha, the king of Elam, to honor the Elamite god Inshushinak.  

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