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The finest souls are those who gulped pain and avoided making others taste its bitterness.

‏عِراقُ القِّيّم ، بَغّدادُ السَلام..

- كتاباتي ..

Photo by: Mohammed Maroof

The ancient 3rd century BC temple complex of Hatra in Iraq, is now at risk after being taken over by ISIS in June 2014. Its unique features contain a vast network of 200-ft high sun-god temples, mainly dedicated to the Sun God Shamash. Dating to the 3rd century BC, its vast number of masks and statuary adorn its vast limestone and gypsum walls.

Reconstruction of Êzîdî temples that were destroyed by Daesh (ISIS) in Bashiqa and Bahzan (via ÊzîdîPress)

The first wave of American coalition bombing of Baghdad at the start of the catastrophic Iraq War, March 19th (20th), 2003.

Meeting hall in the Shrine of Hatra, in Hatra, Iraq

Photo by: Mohammed Maroof

Baghdad Gymnasium, designed by Le Corbusier, 1957 (photography by Ahmed Salman, 2017)

The Basra Sheraton was designed by The Architects Collaborative in 1981. Located in the center of Basra, the hotel’s design concept draws upon traditional khan buildings for inspiration. The five-storey building incorporates two principle courts around which all of the guest rooms and public facilities are located. The architecture attempts to blend Islamic and Mesopotamian influences with landscape elements and water. The structure is of reinforced concrete construction. Arched beams, which support the floors, span directly between the load-bearing exterior and courtyard walls. 

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