Timthal Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq · built 2010
Timthal Baghdad ('Baghdad's Statue') is a public monument in Baghdad, created by the sculptor Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929–2011) and inaugurated in 2013. It is a tall column with a woman dressed in Abbasid costume sitting on the top. The column is inscribed with Arabic letters, taken from a famous Arabic poem by the eminent poet Mustafa Jamal al-Din. The statue is intended to glorify both the city and its ancient heritage.
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