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ziggurat [Am ˈzɪɡəˌræt, Brit ˈzɪɡʊrat] N

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The design is said to be inspired by the ziggurat. en.wikipedia.org

When the player finds the ziggurat, they can retrieve the shirt. en.wikipedia.org

Glazed terracotta statues such as bulls and winged griffins guarded the entrances to the ziggurat. en.wikipedia.org

It has been suggested that ziggurats were built to resemble mountains, but there is little textual or archaeological evidence to support that hypothesis. en.wikipedia.org

Notable are the ziggurats, large temples with the form of a terraced step pyramid, from which we have practically no traces left except their bases. en.wikipedia.org

Built in receding tiers upon a rectangular, oval, or square platform, the ziggurat was a pyramidal structure. en.wikipedia.org

Each ziggurat was part of a temple complex which included other buildings. en.wikipedia.org

Sun-baked bricks made up the core of the ziggurat with facings of fired bricks on the outside. en.wikipedia.org

Each ziggurat was part of a temple complex that included a courtyard, storage rooms, bathrooms, and living quarters, around which a city was built. en.wikipedia.org

Digging for oil has been undertaken as close as 300m ft away from the ziggurat. en.wikipedia.org

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