Baghdad Airport
Location
Baghdad
Baghdad
Country
Iraq
Iraq
Architect/Engineer/Team
(Team) J. M. Wilson & H. C. Mason
(Team) J. M. Wilson & H. C. Mason
Construction
1931
1931
Project Status
Built
Built
Building Type
Airport
Airport
Notes
Before constructing the Baghdad Airport, a military airport had been in existence since 1929. During this period the country witnessed preliminary urban planning regulation.
The architects used bricks as a main building material. The front facade was preceded with an arcade.
The architects used bricks as a main building material. The front facade was preceded with an arcade.
Sources
Baghdad Arts Deco (Pieri), p. 142
Shirin Ihsan Shirzad, Lamahat min Tarikh al-Imara (wal harakat al-mimaria wa ruwadaha), Dar al-Shuun al-Thaqafia al-Amma, Baghdad, 1987, p. 138
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Plan and elevations
Source: Iraq Ministry of Public Works, published by S. Shirzad.
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