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Ziggurat built 4000 yrs ago by the Sumerian. A place of worship. Iraq's best known antiquities site is now in the middle of a military base and according to locals has been the target of American and British pilots. Local guide points out some of the damage.
Author: Michael Yamashita
©Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 18.5 Mpixels (52.9 MB uncompressed) - 5262x3517 pixels (17.5x11.7 in / 44.6x29.8 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: antiquities, Eyewitness:Iraq, Iraq, military base, Silk Road, Sumerian, Ur, worship, Ziggurat