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Baghdad Tower

Baghdad, Iraq

The 108th tallest tower in the world

205 m · 673 ft

Baghdad Tower (Al-Ma'mun) (Burj Baghdad), previously called International Saddam Tower, is a 204 m (669 ft) TV tower in Baghdad, Iraq. The tower opened in 1994 and replaced a communications tower destroyed in the Gulf War. A revolving restaurant and observation deck are located on the top floor. After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the tower was occupied by American soldiers and was renamed as Baghdad Tower.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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