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A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts the stepped pyramid of King Djoser and the Ziggurat of Sumaria in Ur. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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bottom than they are at the top, and thus both somewhat pyramid in shape, although pyramids are clearly more representative of their name. In addition, although similar, they are also
quite different in terms of materials and the function of the structure itself. The following paper compares and contrasts the stepped pyramid of King Djoser and the Ziggurat of Sumaria
in Ur. Stepped Pyramid of King Djoser and Ziggurat of Sumaria It is believed that the building of ziggurats may well owe
their particular type of structure to the flat land that was likely vulnerable to flooding (Bell, 2006). As such the temples were built on platforms each one far smaller than
the previous platform. "The Ziggurat at Ur, a massive stepped pyramid about 210 by 150 feet in size...was constructed with a solid core of mud-brick covered by a thick skin
of burnt-brick to protect it from the elements" (AmazingArt.com, 2006). It is noted that as the mud bricks aged they would crumble and would have to be rebuilt, which resulted
in piling up of bricks and "As the platforms grew higher and higher, they became stepped. (Bell, 2006). The pyramid of King Djoser
was constructed of many different compounds. For example, there is limestone and also granite, a piece of which served as the entrance and weighed 3 tons (The Step Pyramid of
Djoser (Zoser), 2006). The original structure was then enlarged with an additional 10 feet of limestone (The Step Pyramid of Djoser (Zoser), 2006). There was over 200,000 tons of the
stone used in making additional tiers to the pyramid (The Step Pyramid of Djoser (Zoser), 2006). Clearly the elements used for constructing
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