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23 Μαρ 2023 · In Baghdad’s Adhamiyah district, part of a former palace belonging to Saddam has been transformed into an upscale shopping centre where restaurants with impressive views of the Tigris River...
It might not seem very clear why Saddam was busy building palaces in a time of sanctions, but remember how the WPA was set-up during the Great Depression? I don't want to risk being called an apologist for Saddam, but there are many ways to read a story.
4 Σεπ 2016 · The palace estates – constituting the built environment of Saddam’s Baghdad – became one of their (probably unwelcome) responsibilities. It is difficult, however, to trace exact processes of decision making and discussion for all of the palaces, of what was decided to be “done” with them, and how.
A new museum is trying to change all that. Located in the oil-rich city of Basra in southern Iraq and filled with antiquities from the country’s rich history, Basra Museum, which opened its ...
17 Μαρ 2023 · Following “serious conversations” about the impact of installing an American university in Saddam’s old palace — a plan that initially came under heavy criticism — the Iraqi directors and...
8 Οκτ 2016 · The former Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, built more than 70 luxurious palaces during his 24-year rule. Now one in Basra is being used to showcase the region's historical treasures.
13 Σεπ 2016 · During his time in power, as head of state and as leader of the all-powerful, secularist Ba’th party, Saddam would oversee an unprecedented program of monumental development across the historic city of Baghdad. This was not limited to monuments of war and hollow bronze shells, but enormous palatial complexes, museums, art galleries, and civic ...
