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''Timthal Baghdad'' ('Baghdad's Statue') is a public monument in Baghdad, created by the sculptor
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/ref> and ''Enkath El Iraq'' ('Saving Iraq's Culture', a Sumerian cylindrical seal in the hands of an Iraqi citizen) were all inaugurated in 2013.Dawood, M., "Mohamed Ghani Hikmat brings life back to the squares of Baghdad Months after the Departure of the "Sheikh of the Sculptors," ''Alrai Media'', January, 2012
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(translated from Arabic) Mohammed Ghani Hikmat was known for his public works, now on display throughout Baghdad's urban spaces, and also for smaller statues carved in wood, depicting the everyday life of Baghdad's people. His most well-known works include a pair of statues of '' Queen Scheherazade and King Shahryar'', located on the banks of the Tigris River, near Abu Nuwas Street and the ''Fountain of Kahramana'' in Baghdad's central business district. The choice of location for his works was important to Ghani, who wanted the sculptures to be accessible to all. He avoided public squares and gardens, and instead wanted his works to be situated in the streets and on the sides of buildings.
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/ref> It is a column featuring a lady sitting on a chair wearing Abbasid traditional clothes and is located in Andalusia square (Al Andalus). The overall height of the column is 13.5 metres (10.5 metre base and 3 metres for the figure), making it one of the tallest monuments in the city centre. The column features Arabic calligraphy along its length, specifically poetry by
* Monument name: ''Timthal Baghdad'' ('Baghdad's Statue')
* Monument type: Column
* Materials: Stone and bronze
* Height: 3m plus 10.5m base (Total= 13.5 m)
* Location: Andalus Square, Baghdad
* Date constructed: 2010–2013
* Official inauguration: 2013 "Official Inauguration of Three Sculptures in Iraq Baghdad," ''Alsamuria News,'' 13 February, 2013 "Official Inauguration of Three Sculptures in Iraq Baghdad," ''Alsamuria News,'' 13 February, 201
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/ref> (pictured) * Designer and builder: Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
Mohammad Ghani Hikmat (April 20, 1929 – September 12, 2011) ( ar, محمد غني حكمت) was an Iraqi sculptor and artist credited with creating some of Baghdad's highest-profile sculptures and monuments and was known as the "sheik of sculpt ...
(1929–2011) and inaugurated in 2013. It is a tall column with a woman dressed in Abbasid
The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib ...
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
Mustafa Jamal al-Din, (Arabic: :ar:مصطفى جمال الدين, مصطفى جمال الدين) was an Iraqi Shia Islam, Shi'ite scholar, poet, and writer. He was born in Suq al-Shuyukh District, Suq Al-Shuyukh and studied in Najaf. He is a Shi ...
. The statue is intended to glorify both the city and its ancient heritage.
Background
In 2010, the Mayor of Baghdad commissioned the sculptor, Mohammed Ghani Hikmat, to complete a series of four monuments as part of a Baghdad Culture program. The artist began work on four new sculptures to be erected in various locations around Baghdad. However, this would be his final project, for the sculptor died before it was completed. Ghani's son oversaw the completion of the project. All four works blended Iraqi tradition with modern techniques and materials. The first to be completed was ''Al Fanous El Sehri'' ('Magic Lantern'), inaugurated in 2011. The remaining three works, ''Ashaar Baghdad'' ('Baghdad's Poetry', a fountain featuring Arabic script), ''Timthal Baghdad'' ('Baghdad's Statue', a column featuring the city as a beautiful girl wearing traditionalAbbasid
The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib ...
costume),Arraf, J., "Renowned Iraqi sculptor has vision for Baghdad to 'flower again'," ''CS Monitor,'' 16 February, 2011Online:
/ref> and ''Enkath El Iraq'' ('Saving Iraq's Culture', a Sumerian cylindrical seal in the hands of an Iraqi citizen) were all inaugurated in 2013.Dawood, M., "Mohamed Ghani Hikmat brings life back to the squares of Baghdad Months after the Departure of the "Sheikh of the Sculptors," ''Alrai Media'', January, 2012
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(translated from Arabic) Mohammed Ghani Hikmat was known for his public works, now on display throughout Baghdad's urban spaces, and also for smaller statues carved in wood, depicting the everyday life of Baghdad's people. His most well-known works include a pair of statues of '' Queen Scheherazade and King Shahryar'', located on the banks of the Tigris River, near Abu Nuwas Street and the ''Fountain of Kahramana'' in Baghdad's central business district. The choice of location for his works was important to Ghani, who wanted the sculptures to be accessible to all. He avoided public squares and gardens, and instead wanted his works to be situated in the streets and on the sides of buildings.
Description
The first of the three sculptures inaugurated in 2013 was Timthal Baghdad ('Baghdad’s Statue')."Official Inauguration of Three Sculptures in Iraq Baghdad," ''Alsamuria News,'' 13 February, 201Online:
/ref> It is a column featuring a lady sitting on a chair wearing Abbasid traditional clothes and is located in Andalusia square (Al Andalus). The overall height of the column is 13.5 metres (10.5 metre base and 3 metres for the figure), making it one of the tallest monuments in the city centre. The column features Arabic calligraphy along its length, specifically poetry by
Mustafa Jamal al-Din
Mustafa Jamal al-Din, (Arabic: :ar:مصطفى جمال الدين, مصطفى جمال الدين) was an Iraqi Shia Islam, Shi'ite scholar, poet, and writer. He was born in Suq al-Shuyukh District, Suq Al-Shuyukh and studied in Najaf. He is a Shi ...
glorifying the city of Baghdad. The verse reads in part:
The figure of the Abbasid woman is reclining, with her back to the sun, so that she is looking towards the horizon in front of her. The woman is intended to signify that the country's ancestors were from the East. This reference is another reference objectively tied to the base of the monument.
Specifications
* Monument name: ''Timthal Baghdad'' ('Baghdad's Statue')
* Monument type: Column
* Materials: Stone and bronze
* Height: 3m plus 10.5m base (Total= 13.5 m)
* Location: Andalus Square, Baghdad
* Date constructed: 2010–2013
* Official inauguration: 2013 "Official Inauguration of Three Sculptures in Iraq Baghdad," ''Alsamuria News,'' 13 February, 2013 "Official Inauguration of Three Sculptures in Iraq Baghdad," ''Alsamuria News,'' 13 February, 201Online:
/ref> (pictured) * Designer and builder: Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
See also
*Iraqi art
Iraqi art is one of the richest art heritages in world and refers to all works of visual art originating from the geographical region of what is present day Iraq since ancient Mesopotamian periods. For centuries, the capital, Baghdad was the Med ...
* Hurufiyya movement
The Hurufiyya movement ( ar, حروفية ''ḥurufiyyah'', adjectival form ''ḥurufī'', 'letters' (of the alphabet)) is an aesthetic movement that emerged in the second half of the twentieth century amongst Muslim artists, who used their unde ...
References
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