A ziggurat (also spelled ziqqurat) was a raised platform with four sloping sides that looked like a tiered pyramid. Ziggurats were common in ancient Mesopotamia (roughly modern Iraq) from around 4,000 ...

A federal building in Laguna Niguel known as the “Ziggurat” for resembling an ancient Mesoptamian stepped pyramid will soon hit the auction block. The starting bid is $70 million. The General Services ...

BAGHADAD (Reuters) - Pope Francis is due to hold an inter-religious prayer service at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Ur when he visits Iraq next week - an event local archeologists hope will draw ...

Zeal for the pyramid-shaped federal office building known as the Ziggurat in Laguna Niguel has driven up its price to $164.4 million, more than twice the auction’s starting price. The bidding war has ...