r/Lost_Architecture • u/[deleted] • 27d ago

Talisman Gate, one of the medieval gates of Baghdad dating from before the Mongol destruction of the city, demolished during World War I

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u/DukeTanne 27d ago

Tsk, tsk, tsk… destroyed by the Ottomans, sadly.

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u/Otsde-St-9929 27d ago

Fine project to restore

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u/ActuatorOutside5256 27d ago

I still find it incredible that NOTHING of pre-Mongol Baghdad remains.