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ARound: Najaf and its mosques

In part four of the ARound: Najaf series, architect and Round City contributor Turath Jamil explores the history and architect...
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Madinat as-Salam: The history of Baghdad’s first urban plan

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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In pictures: the Islamic architecture of Karbala’s holiest shrines

For Ashura, Round City shares a series of photos that highlight the art and architecture of the Iraqi city of...
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ARound: Najaf – The Mausoleum of Imam Ali

In the second installment of our ARound: Najaf series, Paris-based Iraqi architect Turath Jamil offers insight on the architectural design...
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Gallery: Buildings by Iraqi architect Rifat Chadirji

Prolific Iraqi architect Rifat Chadirji has greatly contributed to Iraq’s modernism, thought and built environment. Here, we offer a look...
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In conversation with Dr Rifat Chadirji

Paris-based Iraqi architect Zeina Magazachi provides the transcript of one of her final conversations with the prolific Iraqi architect. On...
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Iraqi architect races to document Mosul’s standing doorways and arches

Sahar M. Kharrufa has surveyed Mosul’s historical structures to record their architectural expressions. Here, she shares some of her illustrations...
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Inside Al-Madrasah Al-Mustansiriya: A medieval Abbasid-era gem in the heart of Baghdad

From the world’s earliest scientific and cultural institution to a neglected building concealed by dust and surrounded by commercial chaos,...
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In Review: Al-Shaheed Monument, Part I

Round City provides a historical reference of one of Baghdad’s most recognisable monuments When the idea of Baghdad’s Al-Shaheed Monument,...
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Rifat Chadirji Tribute

Rifat Chadirji Tribute: A foreword by Richard England

Renowned Maltese architect and writer Richard England pays tribute to Rifat Chadirji. I first came across Rifat Chadirji in the...
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ARound: Najaf and its mosques

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ARound: Najaf, a city between al-Kufa and al-Hira

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ARound: Najaf – The Mausoleum of Imam Ali

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ARound Najaf: The khans of old downtown

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ARound: Najaf and its traditional house architecture

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ARound: Najaf’s schools and madrasas

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