![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Key Terms (See related pages)
ziggurat | In ancient Mesopotamia, a temple mounted on a high, stepped platform where priests might commune with the city's protective god or gods.
| ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | hypostyle | An architectural design in which the roof of a hall or another large space is supported by rows of columns, giving a forestlike appearance.
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