ziggurat (Pyramidal

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• Ziggurat — ig gu*rat, n. A temple tower of the Babylonians or Assyrians, consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure, built in successive stages, with outside staircases, and a shrine at the top; called also {zikkurat}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ziggurat — /zig oo rat /, n. (among the ancient Babylonians and Assyrians) a temple of Sumerian origin in the form of a pyramidal tower, consisting of a number of stories and having about the outside a broad ascent winding round the structure, presenting… …   Universalium

• Ziggurat (disambiguation) — A ziggurat is a pyramidal structure that first appeared during ancient times in the Middle East. It may also refer to:*a ziggurat algorithm, a number generating algorithm *The Ziggurat, an office building in California *Ziggurats (album), a 2007… …   Wikipedia

• ziggurat — Zikkurat ik ku*rat, n. A temple tower of the Babylonians or Assyrians, consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure, built in successive stages, with outside staircases, and a shrine at the top; called also {ziggurat}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ziggurat —    (ZIG ger aht) [Assyrian] Among the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians, a temple in pyramidal form that resembled a series of terraces, with a broad ramp winding around the outer structure from bottom to top.    the space beneath Foster’s… …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

• ziggurat — noun Etymology: Akkadian ziqqurratu Date: 1877 an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure built in successive stages with outside staircases and a shrine at the top; also a structure or object of similar form …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ziggurat — /ˈzɪgəræt/ (say ziguhrat) noun (among the ancient Babylonians and Assyrians) a pyramidal temple, in which each successive storey is smaller than that below it so as to create a series of terraces. Also, zikkurat, zikurat. {Assyrian ziqquratu… …  

• The Ziggurat — is a ten story, stepped pyramidal office building and adjacent 5 story concrete parking structure located in West Sacramento, California on the shore of the Sacramento River. The building was built by The Money Store in 1997 and is currently… …   Wikipedia

• zikkurat — Ziggurat ig gu*rat, n. A temple tower of the Babylonians or Assyrians, consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure, built in successive stages, with outside staircases, and a shrine at the top; called also {zikkurat}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pyramid — This article is about pyramid shaped structures. For the geometric term, see Pyramid (geometry). For other uses, see Pyramid (disambiguation). The Egyptian pyramids of the Giza Necropolis, as seen from above …   Wikipedia

• Babylon — Not to be confused with Babylonia. For other uses, see Babylon (disambiguation). Coordinates …   Wikipedia