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The meaning of ZIGGURAT is an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure built in successive stages with outside staircases and a shrine at the top; also : a structure or object of similar form.
The Chet Holifield Federal Building is colloquially known as "the Ziggurat" due to its form. It is a United States government building in Laguna Niguel, California, built between 1968 and 1971. Further examples include The Ziggurat in West Sacramento, California, and the SIS Building in London.
A ziggurat is a form of monumental architecture originating in ancient Mesopotamia which usually had a rectangular base and was built in a series of steps up to a flat platform upon which a temple was...
Ziggurats are pyramidal stepped temple towers built by the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians of ancient Mesopotamia—the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. There are approximately 25 surviving ziggurats, and the ziggurat at Ur is one of the best preserved.
Ziggurat are ancient temple structures built by local religions in the Mesopotamia regions between 2200 and 500 BCE, intended as homes for the gods.
The ziggurat is the most distinctive architectural invention of the Ancient Near East. Like an ancient Egyptian pyramid, an ancient Near Eastern ziggurat has four sides and rises up to the realm of the gods.
With their massive terraces decreasing in size as the building rises, ziggurats can easily be called manmade mountains. They are identifiable structures most often associated with ancient Mesopotamian religion.