ziggurat
noun[C]
uk/ˈzɪɡ.ə.ræt/us/ˈzɪɡ.ə.ræt/alargerectangularstructurewith severallevelsof differentsizesandstepsleadingup it,builtinancienttimes,especiallyin what is now Iraq, and usuallyformingpartof atemple(= areligiousbuilding):
（尤指位于现在的伊拉克境内的）古金字塔神塔Susa is thesiteof the world'sbestpreservedziggurat.苏萨有世界上保存最完好的金字塔神塔。
Excavations of thesitehaverevealedagreatziggurat.对该遗址的挖掘发现了一座伟大的金字塔神塔。
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- Wevisitedthefamousziggurat at Ur.
- Anarthistorianmightrelatethe blockygeometricstructureto the ziggurats ofancientMesopotamia.
- Thetowerwould haverisenabove theoriginalbuilding'srooflike agrotesqueziggurat.
Public buildings
- art gallery
- basilica
- bath
- bathhouse
- centre
- chancellery
- complex
- foundation stone
- gallery
- guildhall
- hall
- Hall of Fame
- office building
- pavilion
- public library
- reference library
- register office
- registry
- telephone exchange
- town hall