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Encyclopedia > Baghdad Tower
The International Saddam Tower, on the right.

Baghdad Tower (previously called International Saddam Tower) is a 205-meter-high TV tower in Baghdad, Iraq. The tower opened in 1994 and replaced a communications tower destroyed in the Gulf War. A revolving restaurant and observation deck are on its top floor. After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the tower was occupied by American soldiers and was renamed. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2040x1530, 930 KB) Summary [1] An OH-58D Kiowa Warrior from 1st Battalion (ATTACK), 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (L), Lightning Attack, patrols the skies over Baghdad, Iraq. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2040x1530, 930 KB) Summary [1] An OH-58D Kiowa Warrior from 1st Battalion (ATTACK), 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (L), Lightning Attack, patrols the skies over Baghdad, Iraq. ... Fernsehturm (TV tower) in Berlin, Germany A television tower or TV tower is tower equipped with antennas for broadcasting FM radio and television signals. ... Baghdad (Arabic: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Combatants United States Saudi Arabia Egypt United Kingdom & US-led Coalition Republic of Iraq Commanders Norman Schwarzkopf Khalid bin Sultan Saddam Hussein Strength 883,863 360,000 Casualties 240 killed in action, 776 wounded, 30 taken prisoner At least 183,000 victims of the Gulf War syndrome Est. ... A revolving restaurant is a restaurant on a revolving floorplate. ... The subject of this article is the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ...


External links

  • http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=2156
  • Baghdad Television Tower in the Structurae database


 
 

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