The Ziggurat of Ur didn’t just rise toward the heavens — it was built to endure the restless earth below. Constructed around 2100 BC under King Ur-Nammu, this towering monument stood on a floodplain shaped by the Euphrates. Seasonal waters threatened everything built upon it… yet the ziggurat remained. Why? Because its builders understood the land as well as the sky. Deep foundations anchored it. Layered brickwork absorbed stress. Hidden drainage channels carried water away from the core. Fired

The Great Ziggurat of Ur is the only standing ziggurat in the world. It towers over the remains of the earliest civilization ever known — Sumer. Watch new episodes of Unearthed Sundays at 9p and stream on discovery . http://discoverypl.us/388k3GH #discoveryplus | Science Channel

An ancient king built a massive ziggurat that was mysteriously abandoned before it was ever finished. #history #ancienthistory #archaeology | Revealed