A ziggurat has the form of a terraced compound of successively receding stories or levels.  It is a type of massive structure built in ancient Mesopotamia.

The design of the ziggurat was probably a precursor to that of the pyramids of Egypt, the earliest of which dates to circa 2600 BCE.[8]

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Five layers of Wedi board were used, with earth tone Smalti for a modern and local interpretation