Freedom Monument

Baghdad, Iraq · built 1961

Freedom Monument (or Nasb al-Hurriyah), located in al-Tahrir Square (Liberation Square) in the center of Baghdad, capital of Iraq, is a monument commemorating Iraq's declaration of independence. The monument was the work of husband and wife sculptors Jawad Saleem and Lorna Selim. It consists of bronze figures on a travertine wall, and depicts events from the 14 July Revolution. The bas-relief figures consciously reference ancient Mesopotamian art.

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