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Ziggurat of Agar Quf, Dur-Kurigalzu, Iraq, 1977.

Ziggurat of Agar Quf, Dur-Kurigalzu, Iraq, 1977.

2-332-257 - Vivienne Sharp/Heritage Images

Ziggurat of Agar Quf, Dur-Kurigalzu, Iraq, 1977. Ziggurats were temple towers of terraced pyramid form built by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia. The example at Dur-Kurigalzu was built by the Kassites, who ruled Babylon from the 16th to the 12th century BC. The lower level was restored by the Iraqi government in the 1970s.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Vivienne Sharp, attributed to: British: Photographer
Medium
  1. Photograph
Geographic Hierarchy

World Asia Iraq

  1. 33 00 00 N , 044 00 00 E
Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Places of Worship

Locations & Buildings Archaeological Sites

Architecture & Archaeology Ancient Sites

Lifestyle Religious Beliefs Other

Places Asia Iraq Other

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5174x3380
File Size : 51,235kb

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  1. images-009.tif
  1. 0470007983
  1. 2-332-257
  1. 2332257
  1. images-009
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