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Description
Property Name: Kazimiyya Mausoleum, Mashad al-Kazimiyya
Inventory No: 964-1-6
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2007-11-28
Country (State party): Iraq
Province: Baghdad
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 33° 22′ 47.84″ N
44° 20′ 16.78″ E
Historic Period: Safavid
Year of Construction: 8th century
Style:
Original Use: Mausoleum
Current Use: Mausoleum
Architect: Unknown
Significance
The monument is a pilgrimage site for the Shi’ite, since the 7th and 9th Imam are buried here. The mausoleum is one of the most important monuments in Baghdad with its elaborated decorations as well as the religious value.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
In 799 Imam Musa, the seventh imam, died and was buried at the actual spot of the shrine. There were reconstaractions and renowations through out the history.
On March 2-3, 2004, three simultaneous explosions rocked both the interior and outside of the al-Kadhimain shrine.
Repairs to the diffrent parts of the building were carried out in 2007 and 2008.
References
Strika V., Khalil J. The Islamic Architecture of Baghdad, Instituto Universitario Orientale, Napoli, 1987, 3-14.
Uluçam, Abdüsselam. Irak’taki Türk Mimari Eserleri. Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı, 1989. (Uluçam, Abdüsselam. Turkish Architectural Monuments in Iraq. Ankara: Ministry of Culture, 1989.)
Archnet website: http://archnet.org (Retrieved on November 2007)