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The Victory Arch, commonly called the Hands of Victory, is a monumental pair of triumphal arches in Baghdad's Grand Festivities Square. Each arch consists of large forearms and hands emerging from the ground and gripping a sword, with the swords crossing above the roadway. Completed and inaugurated in 1989, the monument was commissioned under Saddam Hussein to commemorate Iraq's claimed victory in the Iran-Iraq War and incorporates wartime imagery.
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Victory Arch (Hands of Victory), Baghdad scores 6.18/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Triumphal Arch category. Monumental scale and unforgettable imagery earn art-historical attention, while association with Saddam Hussein, militarism, and contested symbolism s...
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