noun. A temple tower of the Babylonians or Assyrians, consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure, built in successive stages, with outside staircases, and a shrine at the top; -- called also ziggurat.

noun. Alternative spelling of ziggurat.

noun. a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians

"We may assume, likewise, that at Sippar, Uruk, Ur, and Larsa the zikkurat was the center of a considerable group of buildings, while at Babylon in the days of her greatest power, the temple area of E-Sagila must have presented the appearance of a little city by itself, shut off from the rest of the town by a wall which invariably enclosed the sacred quarter."

temple  

Tower of Babel  babel  

tower  

ziggurat