'Unknown Soldier' Monument (Baghdad City)

 monument, green area

The Monument of the Unknown Soldier is said to be inspired by the glorification of martyrs from the Iran-Iraq war. What appears to many as a flying saucer frozen in midflight, represents a traditional shield (DIRA). The monument also houses an underground museum. The artificial hill is low cone shaped 250 m diameter. It is surrounded by beams and covered with marble. Red granite enhances the platforms of elliptical shape leading to the dome. The flag is made of steel and is entirely covered with Murano glass. The dome has a diameter of 42m. and follows the inclination of 12 degrees. The outer surface is copper, while the inner surface has a roof that ends with a pyramidal shape unity alternating copper and steel display panels in stainless steel and glass Murano.