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Museum of Pioneer Arts
Edit ThisThis is another old Baghdadi house, built in 1922, with rooms constructed around a central courtyard containing a fountain. It is furnished with traditional old Baghdadi furniture and has an interesting collection of paintings on display.
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Museum of Popular Heritage
Edit ThisThis is a collection of traditional old Baghdadi houses, and contains displays of traditional crafts, such as basketwork, carpets, woodwork and metalwork.
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Abbasid Palace
Edit ThisBuilt in the same era as the Mustansariyah and in the same architectural style, the palace overlooks the Tigris. Joon:
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Baghdad Museum
Edit ThisContains life-size models of the traditional life of Baghdad presented in tableau form.
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Al-Khadhimain Mosque
Edit ThisThis is one of the most important mosques in the Islamic world, with gold-capped domes and minarets rising above its courtyard. The mosque was built on the site of the shrines of two imams (Musa al-Kadhim and Muhammed al-Jawad) said to be descendants of the Prophet. The building dates from the early 16th century.
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Murjaniya School
Edit ThisOriginally built in 1357, this school building was demolished in the early part of the twentieth century and rebuilt as a mosque, known today as the Marjan Mosque.
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Iraqi Museum
Edit ThisOne of the best museums in the Middle East. It has a great collection of artifacts from Sumer, Akkad and other old civilizations.
Some of the objects on display here are reproductions, with their originals removed by conquering nations to be displayed in foreign museums. The Louvre in Paris, London's British Museum and the University of Pennsylvania Museum in the US all contain antiquities from ancient Mesopotamia. Some pieces have been returned, but the effective closure of the country seems to preclude any further returns for the foreseeable future. jackie more..
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Marjan Mosque
Edit ThisBuilt on the place were the Murjaniya School used to be. sabu:
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Mustansiriyah School
Edit ThisBuilt in the 13th century, during the reign of the 37th Abbasid caliph, Mustansir Billah, this was once a highly-esteemed university. Angela: It is incredible to stand in the courtyard of what is believed to be the world's first university. The buildings are in good condition for such an age and you can wander through them. Upstairs, you can look out over the Tigris River flowing past. If only these walls could talk...
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Khan Murjan
Edit ThisThe Khan used to bean inn for travelers. It was built in the 14th century and has a central hall more than 45 feet high.
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