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City of Ur

Categories: Architecture

Countries: Iraq

Ancient city of Mesopotamia (located mainly in modern-day Iraq). It dates from circa 3,800 B.C. The site is noted for its prominent ziggurat. It started to decline from around 550 BC and was no longer inhabited after about 500 BC, probably due to drought, changing river patterns, and the silting of the outlet to the Persian Gulf.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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City of Ur

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Sir Leonard Woolley

Sir Leonard Woolley, archaeologist and excavator of Ur, born in a house on th...

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John Penfold

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William Nisbet Blair

William Nisbet Blair

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Giles Dance

Giles Dance

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A. R. Gough

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Victor Wilkins

Victor Wilkins

Architect.  Peabody's architect from 1910 to 1947.

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