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Introduction
The staircase is the most monumental, and best preserved, portion of the Temple Terrace.
It includes a number of different elements, that show great architectural sophistication.
Just as remarkable is the fact that the structure lasted for more than one thousand years, from at least 2400 B.C. to about 1350 B.C.
Because of the engineering skill with which it was built, it survived the test of time without damage.
And because of its sacrality, it was respected at all stages of its history, no stone ever being removed for other uses.
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