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Firdos Square
Firdaus Square ((アラビア語:ساحة الفردوس); transliterated: Sahat al-Firdaus), is a public open space in Baghdad, Iraq. It is named after the Persian word ''Firdows'', which literally means "paradise". The 14th of Ramadan Mosque and two of the best-known hotels in Baghdad, the Palestine Hotel and the Sheraton Ishtar are located on the square. The roundabout in the center of Firdos Square has been the site of several monuments beginning with the completion of the monumental arch ''The Unknown Soldier'' in 1959. It was subsequently replaced by the statue of Saddam Hussein that was torn down by U.S. coalition forces during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. A green, abstract sculpture by Bassem Hamad al-Dawiri was commissioned replace the Saddam statue. In 2009, the architect of the Monument to the Unknown Soldier Rifat Chadirji expressed interest in rebuilding the monument on its original site.〔http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/05/03/71903.html "Famed Iraqi architect rebuilds Baghdad landmark"〕 As of 2013, the al-Dawiri statue and the surrounding columns have been removed from Firdos Square.〔(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban "''Yahoo!'' In this Sunday, April 7, 2013 photo, a general view of Firdous Square, where the statue of Saddam Hussein was pulled down by U.S. forces and Iraqis on April 9, 2003, in central Baghdad, Iraq. Ten years ago, a statue fell in Paradise Square. Joyful Iraqis helped by a U.S. Army tank retriever pulled down their longtime dictator, cast as 16 feet of bronze. The scene broadcast live worldwide became an icon for a war, a symbol of final victory over Saddam Hussein. But for the people of Baghdad, it was only the beginning. The toppling of the statue on April 9, 2003, remains a potent symbol that has divided Iraqis ever since." )〕
==Statue destruction==
(詳細はSaddam Hussein.
The statue was pulled down by American forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq in front of a crowd of around a hundred Iraqis. The event was widely televised, and some of this footage was criticized for exaggerating the size of the crowd.〔("Doctored Photo from the London Evening Standard" ), The Memory Hole, May 13, 2003〕 Robert Fisk described it as "the most staged photo opportunity since Iwo Jima".〔("Lights, camera, rescue" ), ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'', May 30, 2003〕
The site of statue now houses a green, abstract sculpture intended to symbolize "freedom", designed by sculptor Bassem Hamad al-Dawiri.
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