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Shocking how much the Great Mosque of Samarra looks like the depictions of the Tower of Babel [1]. That reminds me of the awesome Bad Religion song Skyscraper [2].

I really need some ADHD medication.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel

2. Skyscraper. https://youtu.be/ELBjwltRp3E

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"Seeing this minaret, medieval Europeans mistook it for the biblical Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1-9), and, as such, it lent its form to medieval and Renaissance representations of the tower, as in the famous “Tower of Babel” by Bruegel (1563)."

That depiction of Babel is by Peter Bruegel, a fantastic artist but obviously just making stuff up (1563) vs supposed biblical occurrence (far before that - but probably not real at all).

Its also far closer to the Colosseum, if we are comparing structures in reality vs art.

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