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Ziggurat at Ur

Ziggurat at Ur
At the site of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur stands this ziggurat (mudbrick religious temple towers). Built for the moon god Nanna, the ziggurat dates from the 2100s bc and stands 21 m (70 ft) high.
Dean Conger/Corbis
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Sumer; Mesopotamia; Ur
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