Swords of Qādisīyah

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monument
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Victory_Arch
gptkbp:commissionedBy Saddam Hussein
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:culturalSignificance symbol of Saddam Hussein's regime
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Khaled_al-Rahal
gptkbp:feature two hands holding crossed swords
helmets of Iranian soldiers at base
gptkbp:height 40 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Swords of Qādisīyah
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Grand_Festivities_Square
gptkbp:location gptkb:Baghdad
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
concrete
gptkbp:notableEvent considered for demolition post-2003
site of US military presence after 2003
gptkbp:purpose commemorate Iran–Iraq War
gptkbp:status standing
gptkbp:symbolizes Iraqi victory in Iran–Iraq War
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus not a World Heritage Site
gptkbp:yearCompleted 1989
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Victory_Arch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6