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Mesopotamian architecture is characterized by the use of clay brick as the main building material. They used the lintel, the arch, and the vault, and their most common constructions were rectangular houses around a central courtyard. Royal palaces had elongated rooms covered with palm wood, thick walls, and few windows. Temples could have one or more halls and were usually located within a sacred enclosure; they also included ziggurats, structures in the shape of

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