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A ziggurat is a massive ancient structure built in Mesopotamia and Iran that consists of multiple stone levels stacked on top of each other in a stepped pyramid shape. The Sumerians constructed these buildings as temples, believing that gods lived in the sanctuaries at the very top, which made them religiously and culturally significant to their civilization.
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Le ziqqurat (pron. [ˈʣikkurat]) o ziggurat (pron. [ˈʣiɡɡurat]; cuneiforme: 𒅆𒂍𒉪 sumero:u6-nir "alto edificio", da cui deriva il calco accadico: ziqquratu, per 𒁲𒊑 zaqāru "erigere") sono strutture religiose polifunzionali, più precisamente piattaforme cultuali sovrapposte, diffuse lungo tutta la Mesopotamia, ma anche sull'altopiano iranico e nelle zone dell'odierno Turkmenistan.
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