ziggurat was an artificial mountain with a temple on top in mesopotamia.
ziggurat was an artificial mountain with a temple on top in mesopotamia.
an artificial mountain with a temple on top in mesopotamia?
ziggurat
terracing is also used for sloping terrain; the hanging gardens of babylon may have been built on an artificial mountain with stepped terraces, such as those on a ziggurat. at the seaside villa of the papyri in herculaneum, the villa gardens of julius caesar's father-in-law were designed in terraces to give pleasant and varied views of the bay of naples.
terrace (agriculture)
a new feature was added to the fountain of rometta in the early 17th century; an artificial mountain, pierced by grottos and caves, to left of the city buildings. on the top of the artificial mountain is a statue of the river god aniene, holding in his hand a miniature of the temple of the sibyl. a statue of a figure representing the apennine mountains, holding a mountain in his arms. is half-hidden in a grotto. 









































section::::gardens and fountains.:the fountain of the dragons ("fontana dei draghi").
villa d'este