The center of the tower consists of seven floors with a modern architectural style and is located on the land of the old pedal.

[1][2] On March 27, 2003, a week into the US-led invasion of the country, 4,700-pound bombs destroyed the al-Ma'mun Telecom Exchange and along with it, caused damages to the tower and was abandoned.

In 2007, the tower was to be the centerpiece of a short-lived urban renewal project by the Ministry of Communications which ended three years later.

During the project, a U.S. State Department advisor noted that it was the "only discernible sign of major building construction in Baghdad."

For a while, the tower was once again abandoned as funds for ministry investments became limited due to the rise of ISIS in Northern Iraq.