In this satellite image taken on August 31, 2016, the ziggurat at the ancient Neo-Assyrian capital of Nimrud is intact. Photograph courtesy ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiatives A satellite photo ...

ISIS Has Destroyed a Nearly 3,000-Year-Old Assyrian Ziggurat The ziggurat of Nimrud was the ancient city’s central temple. Danny Lewis. November 15, 2016. Get our newsletter!

Ziggurats are towering buildings that were erected in the ancient Mesopotamian valley and western Iranian plateau, the earliest of which date back to 2900–2350 BCE.

News and Analysis of Assyrian and Assyrian-related Issues Worldwide. ... The citadel (which includes Asurnasipal II's Palace and the main temples to Ishtar and Ninurta, along with the main ziggurat).

Below: the Ishtar Temple and ziggurat prior to Isis destruction at Nimrud. (Courtesy Michael Danti) The first major dig at the ancient Iraqi city of Nimrud since it was decimated by the Islamic State ...

Another impressive Mesopotamian architectural achievement is the construction of ziggurats — elaborate, pyramid-like towers that dominated the skylines of many of the area's cities.