The first piece i wanted to talk about is Nanna Ziggurat. I found this to be truly amazing. It isn't made of stone but the Sumerians built it of sun-dried brick. The temple is elevated to be symbolic of a mountain top and a meeting place for heaven and earth. It is a very religious structure and i found this to be pretty interesting. Nobody truly knows where heaven is. Is it really way up high in the sky? What if heaven was simply an overlapping world that exists right next to us that we can't come in contact with? Even way back then, it appears that heaven has always simply been thought of as "up there." yet with no proof that it is up there these ancient people built something sooo massive. It's a very tall structure that holy people would climb up to hopefully come in contact with the gods. I find that to be kinda cool. For people to care enough to build something the size of a mountain simply to talk to you. the gods must be really lucky people. I love how the stairs come for the front and the two sides and meet at the top. It almost looks like a pyramid. This structure is just simply amazing.
the next thing i want to talk about is called lion hunt. This piece of art is very powerful. It sends a message showing the power of the royalty. Lions are known to be the king of the beasts and here the king is shown slaying the king of beasts. It asserts power in saying that this king is king of beasts and the men he rules. He is more powerful than even the most powerful of beasts and he is king of his kingdom. What also amazes me is that these aren't mere paintings. Its etched into stone from ancient times and still is still around and hardly damaged today. The precision and detail is truly amazing. The style is very interesting as well. It's similar to hieroglyphs or the paintings found on Egyptian walls but it's not painted and it's more realistic. You can see the change in style between these two civilizations. This picture even covers the muscles of the beasts. The attention to detail is simply amazing for art work back then.
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