‘Chogha Zanbil’
One of the most glamorous citadels still extant in the south-west of present-day Iran (Province of Khuzestan) is Ziggurat ‘Chogha Zanbil’ which was built by the Elamite Empire in 1250 BCE. This temple was built in the shape of a stepped pyramid, originally having five stories. The remains of the building in its present shape have a high of 25 meters though it is believed that the building was initially 50 meters high