Zigurat de Ur

A ziggurat is a flat monument consisting of several superposed platforms on which there is a temple. The first were built by Ur-Nammu in 2100 BC The ziggurat of Ur was called Etemenniguru (high terrace house which inspires horror) and was dedicated to the moon god. It had a rectangular floor 62m square and three stories. Had a height of 43m. It was built with sun-dried adobe and an outer layer of baked bricks.