Freedom Monument (Baghdad)
نصب الحرية | |
| Location | Liberation Square, Bab Al-Sharqi |
|---|---|
| Designer | Jawad Saleem |
| Material | Concrete, Bronze |
| Length | 50 metres |
| Height | 10 metres |
| Beginning date | 1958 |
| Completion date | 1961 |
Freedom Monument (or Nasb al-Hurriyah) (Arabic: نصب الحرية), located in al-Tahrir Square (Liberation Square) in the center of Baghdad, capital of Iraq, is a monument commemorating Iraq's declaration of independence. The monument was the work of husband and wife sculptors Jawad Saleem and Lorna Selim. It consists of bronze figures on a travertine wall, and depicts events from the 14 July Revolution. The bas-relief figures consciously reference ancient Mesopotamian art.