Architecture of Sumerian

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/architecture/sumerian.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEMfjDyHE2E

Architecture of Sumerians

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8CorT0rk5c

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/architecture/sumerian.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQtrDAdxMbc

City centers dominated by their temples, the largest and most impressive buildings in Sumer. a ziggurat rose above each city. Outdoor staircases led to a platform and a shrine at the top. Some architects added columns to make the temples more attractive

These homes had six or seven rooms arranged aroun a small courtyard. Large and small houses stood side by side along the narrow, unpaved streets of the city. Bricks made of mud were the houses' main building blocks