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3 unusual facts about Firdos Square


Firdos Square

The site of statue now houses a green, abstract sculpture intended to symbolize "freedom", designed by sculptor Bassem Hamad al-Dawiri.

However, in 2009 the architect of the Monument to the Unknown Soldier Rifat Chadirji expressed interest in rebuilding the monument on its original site.

It is named after the Persian word Firdows, which literally means "paradise".



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