The Royal Court of Iraq
Location
Baghdad
Country
Iraq
Construction
1923
Address
East Bank
Project Status
Built
Building Type
Public building
Notes
The palace portrays a mix of neo-Islamic and ottoman styles. Its designs were exhibited at the Royal Academy. After the 1958 Revolution in Iraq, its name was changed to Majlis Al-Siyada (Presidency Council), to be changed again to Ri'asat Jami'aat Baghdad (the Senate House of Baghdad University).
Sources
Caecilia Pieri
Shirin Ihsan Shirzad, Lamahat min Tarikh al-Imara (wal harakat al-mimaria wa ruwadaha), Dar al-Shuun al-Thaqafia al-Amma, Baghdad, 1987, p. 136
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