2437 x 2953 px | 20,6 x 25 cm | 8,1 x 9,8 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
12 novembre 2003
Lieu:
Republican Palace, International Zone, Baghdad, Iraq.
Informations supplémentaires:
The six-metre bronze sculpture was just one of four Saddam heads that graced the skyline of the Palace. The Americans removed them in December 2003. The Republican Palace was constructed on the orders of King Faisal II. It was Saddam Hussein's preferred place to meet visiting heads of state. The United States spared the palace during its shock and awe raid during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, in the belief that it might hold valuable documents. The Green Zone developed around it. The palace itself served as the headquarters of the American occupation of Iraq as well as the primary base of operations for the American diplomatic mission in Iraq until the opening of the new US Embassy in Baghdad in 2009. Following the US-led invasion in March 2003, the Americans went on to occupy Iraq for eight years as part of a multi-national force, their troops finally departing in 2011.
