Daily Archives: June 23, 2005

More armchair Baghdad tourism

Via Google Satellite maps I am having fun locating and identifying interesting things in Baghdad (click on the images to see the location within Google Maps) —

Monument to the Unknown Soldier: (more info and pics)

Grande Mosque:

No idea what this one is:

The Shaheed Monument: (more info and pics)

The Abu Ghyriab palace in Baghdad (home of Cobra Base, headquarters of Coalition Joint Task Force-7): (more info and pics)

Republican Palace (Saddam’s office): (more info and pics)