![]() Ziggurats were probably very common in ancient Sumaria, but the ziggurat at Ur is the last one standing and so gives us the most information about Sumaria. The ziggurats were meant to be meeting places between heaven and earth and thus, the stairs that came about as a result of construction were able to be traversed by humans. The bricks were made of dried reed and mud and each weight about four and half kilograms. How to Draw a Ziggurat Tools Used: Speed: 100 Play Continuously Full Screen: Loading: 212,425 staffillustrator14 (Added) 0 (Comments) We will showcase the simple steps on how to draw a Ziggurat for kids like you. The inside of the ziggurat has no chambers, just a thick core of mud and brick to form a ‘spine’ for the monument. The walls of the ziggurat were covered in names of kings and glazed in different colors. The top of the ziggurat was devoted solely for Nanna’s use-there was a bedchamber for a woman of the village and the priests would bring things for the god’s use. The monument was then covered in a thick layer of burnt brick in order to protect it from the elements. ![]() It was built so that each corner faced a cardinal point and showed solidity by building the walls facing slightly inward so that it would appear eternal. The ziggurat was built by stacking a total of sixty four stone and mud platforms that progressively shrunk until the ziggurat was the shape of a tower like pyramid, though with a flat top for a temple. The ziggurat was meant to be Nanna’s dwelling place and as such, it stood in the center of the city and was the center of all administration. ![]() ![]() Built sometime in the 21st century BCE by King Ur-Nammu and his son Shulgi, this particular ziggurat was meant to honor the city’s patron god Nanna. The Ziggurat one of the last standing monuments of the Sumarians. Photo, Print, Drawing The 10-story Ziggurat, a pyramidal state office building along the Sacramento River, across from downtown Sacramento, Californias capital city. ![]()
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