Mesopotamia: buildings

Comparing way back to Mesopotamia time to now is way different. Becoming a slave if you could not pay bills on time. Sharing a wall with your neighbor or even not able to leave your house without knowing that you are going to have to walk wherever you are going three main buildings you need to know about is the Ziggurat, tower of Babylon, and the hanging gardens. Did you know Mesopotamia means land between two rivers.
According to ducksters.com the Babylon built the ziggurat high because wanted the sire to be close to the gods as possible. The purpose of the ziggurat was to perform sacrifices and connect with the god. The ziggurat has a religious purpose. The religious purpose was to be close to the gods. The king of Babylon had it built.The ziggurat was built by the Babylon in 2000 B.C. It was built by craftsmen . The ziggurat was built out of a square platform, sun baked bricks that made up the core, with fired bricks on the outside. It was made out of the materials because it was most stable.
Next mesofacts.com states they built the tower of babel because the Babylon wanted a tower to reach the heavens. Also a fun fact is that the building was 300 ft high. The importance is that the gods could observe the city from the tower. The religious purpose was the the tower would reach the heavens. The Sumerians had it built around 94 CE.The Tower of Babel was built by craftsmen, slaves, and hired workers. The Tower of Babel was built out of sun dried bricks because it was made out of sun dried bricks because it was easier for them to build with.
According to historychanell.com The hanging gardens was built by king Nebuchadnezzar II to make his wife happy. She was homesick for the plants and gardens of her homeland. King Nebuchadnezzar II ruled Babylon from 605 BC, for a period of 43 year. The hanging gardens was built by king Nebuchadnezzar was he assigned a craftsmen, slaves to help.This building was built with mud bricks and plants and waterfalls. It was made out of the waterfalls and plants because that is what comforts Nebuchadnezzar wife.
Comparing way back to Mesopotamia time to now is way different. Becoming a slave if you could not pay bills on time. Sharing a wall with your neighbor or even not able to leave your house without knowing that you are going to have to walk wherever you are going. So now you know a little about the ziggurat Tower of Babel and lastly the hanging gardens.