Al-Rahman Mosque - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Al-Rahman Mosque - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Al-Rahman Mosque (; transliterates: Mosque of The Most Merciful) in Baghdad, was intended to be one of the largest mosques in Iraq. It was begun by Saddam Hussein in 1998, but work was cut short during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and it was never completed and only its skeleton remains today. It remains uncompleted in Baghdad's Mansour neighbourhood, in the place of the old race track. Its main, uncompleted dome, is surrounded by eight smaller, independent domes, which in turn feature eight even smaller domes integrated into their walls. It is approximately in diameter, and occupies .In the shadow of Hussein's mosque, parties blossom, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2003. Retrieved 8 December 2012.Wise words for Shias at Saddam folly, The Guardian, 12 December 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2012.Photos: (Now Public), (Flickr). Retrieved 8 December 2012.Baghdad Mosques, Global Security. Retrieved 8 December 2012. Read more on Wikipedia
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