Photos of ruins and structures from past eras @kbin.social PugJesus @kbin.social 1y ago Great Ziggurat of Ur, modern Iraq
From a similar photo on Wikipedia:Partially reconstructed facade and the access staircase of the ziggurat. The actual remains of the Neo-Babylonian structure can be seen at the top.
From a similar photo on Wikipedia:
And it was already ~1500 years old when the Neo-Babylonian part was built.
Incredible.