Al-Shaheed Monument
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Al-Shaheed Monument is a prominent modernist memorial in Baghdad dedicated to Iraq’s war dead, known for its striking split turquoise dome design.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Martyr’s Monument | 0 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist architecture
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monument → war memorial → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Al-Shaheed Monument
→
surface form:
Martyr’s Monument
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| architect | Saman Kamal → |
| architecturalStyle | Modernism → |
| city | Baghdad → |
| color | turquoise → |
| commemorates | Iran–Iraq War casualties → |
| commissionedBy |
Ba'athist Iraq
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surface form:
Saddam Hussein’s government
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| constructionStart | early 1980s → |
| continent | Asia → |
| country | Iraq → |
| dedicatedTo |
Iraq’s war dead
→
martyrs of Iraq → |
| designer |
Saman Kamal
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surface form:
Saman Kamal and Ismail Fatah Al Turk
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| feature |
art gallery
→
artificial lake → elevated platform → eternal flame → inscriptions honoring martyrs → lecture hall → library → two offset halves of a spherical dome → underground museum → |
| hasTouristAttractionType |
cultural monument
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memorial site → |
| height | about 40 meters → |
| heritageStatus | landmark of Baghdad → |
| inaugurationDate | 1983 → |
| locatedIn |
Baghdad
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Rusafa District → |
| locatedOn | east bank of the Tigris River → |
| material |
reinforced concrete
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steel → turquoise-blue ceramic tiles → |
| nativeName | نصب الشهيد → |
| notableFor |
large-scale modernist memorial architecture
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striking split turquoise dome design → |
| region | Baghdad Governorate → |
| sculptor | Ismail Fatah Al Turk → |
| shape | split dome → |
| symbolism |
represents the sacrifice of martyrs
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split dome suggests a broken yet enduring nation → |
| usedFor |
official ceremonies
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public commemoration → |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Martyr’s Monument