Saving Iraqi Culture

Saving Iraqi culture (Arabic: نصب انقاذ الثقافة, romanized: Nasb Enqath al-Thaqafa) is a monument located in the Mansour district of Baghdad.

It was commissioned in 2010 by the Mayor of Baghdad[citation needed] and designed by Iraqi sculptor Mohammed Ghani Hikmat.

However, this initiative was his final artistic endeavor, as Hikmat died before its completion; his son oversaw the project's fulfillment.

The remaining three works—Baghdad's Poems, a fountain adorned with Arabic calligraphy; Baghdad Column, a pillar portraying the city as a beautiful woman dressed in traditional Abbasid attire; and The Rescue of Culture, featuring a Sumerian cylinder seal held by an Iraqi citizen—were all unveiled in 2013.

[6] Rather than opting for squares or public gardens, Hikmat chose to position his creations along streets and on the sides of buildings, ensuring their integration into the fabric of daily urban life.

Close-Up Monument