Ziggurats were attempted to be built as high as they could because the Mesopotamia's believed that they could reach the sky, connecting the heavens and earth. The largest Ziggurat was 335 feet tall with a base of 300 feet squared.
Answer. Ziggurats were attempted to be built as high as they could because the Mesopotamia's believed that they could reach the sky, connecting the heavens and earth. The largest Ziggurat was 335 feet tall with a base of 300 feet squared. ChaCha! Ziggurats were attempted to be built as high as they could because the Mesopotamia's believed that they could reach the sky, connecting the heavens and earth. The largest Ziggurat was 335 feet tall with a base of 300 feet squared. ChaCha! Ziggurats were holy “mountains,” where people could get closer to the gods. The ziggurat at Ur (in modern Iraq) was built in around 2100 BC. Originally, it had three tall terraces (raised levels), one on top of the other, which were planted with trees and flowers. A shrine to Nanna, the Moon god, stood at the top. Today, only the temple’s lower section survives. Some ziggurats are believed to have been huge. Perhaps the largest ziggurat was the one at Babylon. Recorded dimensions show that it had seven levels and reached a height of nearly 300 feet. It was also 300 feet by 300 feet square at its base. Ziggurats were holy “mountains,” where people could get closer to the gods. The ziggurat at Ur (in modern Iraq) was built in around 2100 BC. Originally, it had three tall terraces (raised levels), one on top of the other, which were planted with trees and flowers. A shrine to Nanna, the Moon god, stood at the top.
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