Detail View: History of Art Image Library: Plan, City of al-Mansur, Baghdad, 20th Century
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Work Record ID:
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0039909
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Title:
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Plan (reconstruction)
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Creator Name:
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al-Mansur
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Creator Dates:
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754-775
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Creator Role:
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Founder
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Date:
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20th Century
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Description:
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al-Mansur was the second caliph of the 'Abbasid dynasty. He founded the capital city, known as the Round City, at Baghdad in 762-763. The reconstrctuction is based on documentary evidence. See also image no. ha002080.
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Work Type:
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Architectural drawing/plan/model
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Repository:
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Round City of al-Mansur, Baghdad, Iraq
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Culture:
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Islamic: Iraq
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Subject:
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Towns/urbanism
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Repro File Type:
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Cropped Tiff
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Repro Resolution (dpi):
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2100 dpi
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Repro Title:
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Plan, City of al-Mansur, Baghdad, 20th Century
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Repro Creator Name:
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Edinburgh University Library Photography Department
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Repro Repository:
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History of Art slide library
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Repro Old ID Number:
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ha002079
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Repro Rights Statement:
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© Edinburgh University Library
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Repro Capture Date:
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03/01/2002
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