Ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil | Shush, Iran

[Cyrus]

http://www.unesco.org/culture/heritage/tangible/iran/images/3dvue.jpg

This is the largest ziggurat in the world and the only one which has been inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List: http://www.unesco.org/culture/heritage/tangible/iran/html_eng/site.shtml

http://www.choghazanbil.ir/persian/archive/photo/images/Choghazanbil%20(28).jpg

The architecture of Chogha Zanbil manifests the miraculous progress in architectural techniques specially mathematical measurements and combination of materials during that era.

http://www.choghazanbil.ir/persian/archive/photo/images/Choghazanbil.jpg

http://www.choghazanbil.ir/persian/archive/photo/images/Choghazanbil%20(35).jpg

This 53 m and five storeys high Ziggurat was built 3250 years ago by the Elamite king, Untash Gal.

http://www.iccim.org/English/Iran/khuzistan/images/ChoghaZanbilZiggurat-shoush.gif

http://www.choghazanbil.ir/persian/archive/photo/images/Choghazanbil%20(40).jpg

Most bricks of this huge building have this cuneiform inscription:

http://www.allempires.com/forum/uploads/CyrusShahmiri/2005-07-14_115522_Brick.JPG

"I, Untash Gal, son of Hubanomna, the king of Anzan and Susa, built a large worship hall to show my gratefulness for my long life, much wealth, many children, to Inshushinak, the god of the sacred place. I present this temple to him and rasie it to the sky, I hope my gift, and my attempt will be accepted by god of Inshushinak."

http://www.iran.krakow.pl/jpg/czoga.jpg

http://www.livius.org/a/iran/chogha_zanbil/chogha_zanbil4.JPG

http://www.choghazanbil.ir/persian/archive/photo/images/Choghazanbil%20(37).jpg

http://www.livius.org/a/iran/chogha_zanbil/chogha_zanbil_postgate2.jpg

http://www.livius.org/a/iran/chogha_zanbil/chogha_zanbil_postgate1.JPG

http://www.livius.org/a/iran/chogha_zanbil/chogha_zanbil_knob_bm.JPG

http://www.livius.org/a/iran/chogha_zanbil/chogha_zanbil_knob_susa.JPG

[Arpels]

woww an antiquity and very well preserved 10/10

[Phobos]

7/10

[Ellatur]

9/10 well preserved

[Stanpolitan]

Over 10. This is smth that all people around the world has to be proud of . The history , the age and the engineering tech at those times leave me without words. This building can't be rated. Some rare things can't be scrutinized . This is one of those things :cheers:

[Henk]

8/10.

[Fabio]

7/10

[Sinjin P.]

9/10 ;)

[forvine]

8/10

[Mali]

8/10

[LordMarshall]

9/10

[Mosaic]

8/10

[delmaule]

8/10

[marpa]

7,5/10

[gutooo]

8/10

[LMCA1990]

8/10

[BaArzakh]

9/10

[Marathaman]

This forum isn't the right place for this building. It is a priceless archeological find which was unparalleled in its time...

[Popiel]

7,5 :)

[Nikkodemo]

8/10

[ZZ-II]

10/10

[(((myx)))]

7.5 :)

[Astralis]

8/10

[Ballota]

8.5/10 :okay:

[systema magicum]

just magical and great.9/10

[stasiua]

8/10