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قصر الزقورة - Al-Zaqura Palace 33°18′55.05N,44°24′7.04E


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Al-Zaqura Palace (Arabic: قصر الزقورة) is an Iraqi government building situated in the Green Zone in the capital Baghdad. Maintained by the office of the Prime Minister of Iraq, it is occupied by the office of the prime minister.

The building was commissioned under the presidency of Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr. It was built in 1975 by Saeed Ali Madhlum and CP Kukreja Associates as the building for the Council of Ministers, or cabinet

The building's exterior is in the Brutalist architecture style, the exterior reminiscing an ancient Ziggurat (in Arabic: Al Zaqura). Brutalist style uses one material on the exterior, which is concrete, and is massive in appearance. Although the exterior was inspired by ancient Mesopotamia and a mix of Islamic elements, the inside is decorated in the style of Islamic architecture.

The building was targeted during the Iraq War by Coalition forces in aerial bombardment and sustained heavy damage in 2003, which external damage shows in a photograph taken in 2003.It was renovated by the Iraqi conglomerate Harlow International.

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Building burns after getting hit by U.S. Missile March 21, 2003 in Baghdad City, Iraq. War in Iraq continues, with coalition forces slowly moving...

Saeed Ali Madhlum / CP Kukreja Associates: Council of Ministers (today: Al Zaqura  Palace) - #SOSBRUTALISM

Ministry of Defense, Baghdad Iraq : r/brutalism

 

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However,Such an important building does not appear in the DCS:Iraq map.The building at this location was replaced by a flat storey house.

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