In this new series by Round City, Paris-based Iraqi architect Turath Jamil explores the architecture and history of one of...
Academic No'man Bayaty briefly explores the history of ornamentation throughout architectural history and makes a claim for its continuation in the years to come.
Round City provides a historical reference of one of Baghdad’s most recognisable monuments When the idea of Baghdad’s Al-Shaheed Monument,...
Conceived in 762, Al-Mansur’s ‘Round City’ was an incredible example of early urban design, setting the stage for the Islamic Empire’s golden era. While today, Baghdad has undoubtedly grown beyond the double-ring masterplan, its original layout was then the region’s largest construction project, providing a throne from which the Abbasid dynasty reigned.
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