In the desert of southwestern Iran stand the remains of a temple that was originally 165 feet high. Built by the Elamites of 3,000 years ago, it is the same kind of structure as the Tower of Babel ...

Even after 4,500 years, the pyramids still stand. Located in present-day Iraq, the Ziggurat of Ur was a massive stepped pyramid constructed by the Sumerians. It was dedicated to the moon god Nanna; ...

It's 139% above the $70 million initial asking price for the pyramid-shaped Chet Holifield Federal Building.

For the seventh consecutive day, the auction for Laguna Niguel’s iconic Ziggurat goes on thanks to a bid with 10 minutes or less left before deadline. On Wednesday, Oct. 2, the General Services ...

BAGHDAD — The bell of a new church built near Iraq’s ancient city of Ur chimed for the first time last week as part of a push to lure back pilgrims to a country that is home to one of the ...

For the second consecutive day, the auction for Laguna Niguel’s iconic Ziggurat goes on thanks to a bid five minutes before deadline. The auction entered its fifth month on Tuesday, Oct. 1 with ...

Extended bidding for the iconic “Ziggurat” complex in Laguna Niguel will turn to September after a bidder’s last-minute action helped push the auction price to $154.2 million. The high ...

A series of strong Amorite kings—including King Hammurabi, famous for compiling the world’s first legal code—enabled Babylon to eclipse the Sumerian capital, Ur, as the region’s most ...

24-27. Last-minute bids have become routine drama at the federal government’s online auction for Laguna Niguel’s Ziggurat site. On Friday, Sept. 27, the auction was extended for the fourth ...

Egypt may have the Pyramids of Giza, but Iraq has the Ziggurat of Ur – an incredibly well-preserved engineering achievement that towers over the ruins of an important ancient city. Along a ...