This article is about the arches in Baghdad. For the arch in Genoa, see Arco della Vittoria. For the now-demolished arch in New York City, see Madison Square and Madison Square Park § Ceremonial arches.
Victory Arch
قوس النصر (Swords of Qādisiyyah)
Designer
Khaled al-Rahal; Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
Material
Concrete, stone, stainless steel and bronze
Height
40 metres (130 ft)
Beginning date
1986
Completion date
1989
Opening date
8 August 1989
Dedicated to
Fallen Iraqi soldiers
The Victory Arch (Arabic: قوس النصر, romanized: Qaws an-Naṣr),[1][2] officially known as the Swords of Qādisīyah, and popularly called the Hands of Victory or the Crossed Swords, are a pair of triumphal arches in central Baghdad, Iraq. Each arch consists of a pair of outstretched hands holding crossed swords. The two arches mark the two entrances to Grand Festivities Square and the parade ground constructed to commemorate the Iran–Iraq War, started and led by Iraq's then-president Saddam Hussein. The arches were opened to the public on 8 August 1989. It is one of Baghdad's visitor attractions and near to the Monument to the Unknown Soldier.
^للحفاظ على قوس النصر في بغداد بعد تدمير أنصاب وتماثيل أقامها صدام, جريدة الشرق الأوسط
^معالم بغداد Archived 2011-03-17 at the Wayback Machine، الموقع الرسمي لـمحافظة بغداد
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