PugJesus@kbin.social to Photos of ruins and structures from past eras@kbin.social · 4 months agoGreat Ziggurat of Ur, modern Iraqmedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarekinttachlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoFrom a similar photo on Wikipedia: Partially reconstructed facade and the access staircase of the ziggurat. The actual remains of the Neo-Babylonian structure can be seen at the top.
minus-squareOlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoAnd it was already ~1500 years old when the Neo-Babylonian part was built.
From a similar photo on Wikipedia:
And it was already ~1500 years old when the Neo-Babylonian part was built.
Incredible.