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The al-Askari Mosque, Samarra, Iraq, c1930s.
The al-Askari Mosque, Samarra, Iraq, c1930s. Originally built in 944, the al-Askari Mosque is the shrine of Ali al-Hadi and Hasan al-Askari, the 10th and 11th Twelver imams and is one of the holiest sites to Shia Muslims. The golden dome was added in 1905. The dome and the two minarets were destroyed by Sunni insurgent bombings in 2006 and 2007 but were rebuilt, with the shrine re-opening in April 2009. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume IV, The Fleetway House, c1930s.
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AR980149
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Public
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3322px × 5257px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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1900s
1930s
20th century
Al Askari Mosque
al-Askari
al-Hadi
ALI
Ali al-Hadi
ANCIENT CITY
Architecture
building
BUILDINGS
CELLA
Cityscape
color
country
Dome
Exterior
Gold
Golden Mosque
Great Mosque of Samarra
Hasan
Hasan al-Askari
iraq
Iraqi
Islam
ISLAMIC
LOCATION
Metal
Minaret
Mosque
OUTSIDE
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religion
Religious
SAMARRA
Samarra'
shiite
Shi'ite
Shrine
TGN
The Print Collector
THIRTIES