Baghdad. The Shiite shrines at Kazimain. The twin domes are sheeted with pure gold & the minarets encased in coloured tiles. Iraq (1923)

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Baghdad. Moslem piety has lavished wealth upon the Shiite shrines at Kazimain where the seventh and ninth imams are buried. The twin domes are sheeted with pure gold and the minarets encased in coloured tiles. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Engraved by Harry Cox. Provenance: "Countries of the World". Type: Book illustration.

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Size: 4742px × 2829px
Location: Iraq
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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