The Arc of Triumph also called the Swords of Qādisīyah, and Hands of Victory in some Western sources, are a pair of triumphal arches in central Baghdad, Iraq. The arches were opened to the public on August 8, 1989. In February 2007, it was reported that the new Iraqi government had organized the Committee for Removing Symbols of the Saddam Era and that the Arc of Triumph monument had begun to be dismantled, which drew protests from Iraqi and preservationist groups. [Wiki]

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