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Cyrus
July 14th, 2005, 06:05 PM
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
July 14th, 2005, 07:05 PM
woww an antiquity and very well preserved 10/10
Phobos
July 15th, 2005, 12:14 AM
7/10
Ellatur
July 15th, 2005, 01:53 AM
9/10 well preserved
Stanpolitan
July 17th, 2005, 11:44 AM
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
July 20th, 2005, 10:13 AM
8/10.
Fabio
December 11th, 2005, 02:31 AM
7/10
Sinjin P.
December 26th, 2005, 11:24 AM
9/10 ;)
forvine
March 12th, 2006, 05:58 PM
8/10
Mali
March 13th, 2006, 01:03 AM
8/10
LordMarshall
March 13th, 2006, 05:52 AM
9/10
Mosaic
August 7th, 2006, 09:35 AM
8/10
delmaule
October 19th, 2006, 12:42 AM
8/10
marpa
June 7th, 2007, 10:18 PM
7,5/10
gutooo
June 26th, 2007, 11:32 PM
8/10
LMCA1990
July 16th, 2007, 11:03 PM
8/10
BaArzakh
July 23rd, 2007, 10:45 PM
9/10
Marathaman
October 2nd, 2007, 09:56 AM
This forum isn't the right place for this building. It is a priceless archeological find which was unparalleled in its time...
Popiel
October 22nd, 2007, 01:09 AM
7,5 :)
Nikkodemo
May 22nd, 2008, 03:55 PM
8/10
ZZ-II
May 23rd, 2008, 10:00 PM
10/10
_zner_
May 25th, 2008, 06:20 AM
7.5 :)
Astralis
June 15th, 2008, 09:53 AM
8/10
Ballota
July 9th, 2008, 03:08 PM
8.5/10 :okay:
systema magicum
October 16th, 2008, 09:07 PM
just magical and great.9/10
henry hill
October 16th, 2008, 09:22 PM
8/10
tonyssa
June 6th, 2009, 07:07 PM
10/10
TeslaCoil
June 24th, 2009, 11:13 PM
8/10
Jan Del Castillo
July 26th, 2009, 10:32 PM
10. Excellent. Regards.
Srdjan Adamovic
August 18th, 2009, 05:24 PM
9/10
wise_zech
September 19th, 2009, 08:37 AM
8/10
Heroico
November 10th, 2009, 12:29 AM
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

9.5/10
sieradzanin1
April 6th, 2010, 05:28 PM
10/10
donparcero
April 7th, 2010, 12:50 AM
10/10

:eek2:
romanito
August 18th, 2010, 02:48 AM
10/10
yudibali2008
May 29th, 2011, 03:35 AM
9/10
dnh310
June 23rd, 2011, 01:53 AM
9/10
Gokufan
September 3rd, 2011, 11:21 AM
7/10