Four Part Series On Architecture And Planning In Baghdad

Los Angeles Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff examines Baghdad's architectural heritage the long road in rebuilding. [Includes slideshows.]

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December 18, 2003, 11:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Baghdad may once have rivaled Rome as a symbol of urban splendor, but most of its historic landmarks are gone. Many of the uniform beige subdivisions and drab commercial buildings constructed in the last 50 years are crumbling an apt symbol of the failures of modernization. The city's ornate palaces are painful reminders of the authoritarian rule of Saddam Hussein, who is now in American captivity."

Thanks to Chris Steins

Read the full story: The road back

Wednesday, October 19, 2005 in The Los Angeles Times

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