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Baghdad Tower
Baghdad Tower (Al-Ma'mun) ( ar, برج بغداد, previously called International Saddam Tower, is a TV tower in Baghdad, Iraq. The tower opened in 1994 and replaced a communications tower destroyed in the Gulf War. A revolving restaurant and observation deck are located on the top floor. After the 2003 invasion of Iraq The 2003 invasion of Iraq was a United States-led invasion of the Republic of Iraq and the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion phase began on 19 March 2003 (air) and 20 March 2003 (ground) and lasted just over one month, including 26 ..., the tower was occupied by American soldiers and was renamed as Baghdad Tower. Gallery File:No Kiowa over Baghdad.jpg, The Baghdad Tower, on the right. File:Baghdad Tower, July 2007.jpg, Baghdad Tower, July 2007. File:Mamoon communications tower in Baghdad.jpg, Rebuilding the tower and its surroundings. File:Baghdad Tower Center.JPG, Tower Center, December 2010. File:Baghdad Tower Center1 (3).JPG, Tower Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baghdad Tower 2018
Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon. In 762 CE, Baghdad was chosen as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, and became its most notable major development project. Within a short time, the city evolved into a significant cultural, commercial, and intellectual center of the Muslim world. This, in addition to housing several key academic institutions, including the House of Wisdom, as well as a multiethnic and multi-religious environment, garnered it a worldwide reputation as the "Center of Learning". Baghdad was the largest city in the world for much of the Abbasid era during the Islamic Golden Age, peaking at a population of more than a million. The city was largely destroyed at the hands of the Mongol Empire in 1258, resulting in a decline that would linger through many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
