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imported>Soranin Created page with "{{Era|Landmarks}}{{WP-REAL|Taj Palace}} The '''Dome of the Ass''' (Arabic: ''Qubbat al-Himar'') was a semicircular tower built as part of the {{Wiki|Taj Palace}} complex in Baghdad. Completed during the reign of Caliph al-Muktafi, the tower was located in the southwestern corner of the palace and fitted with a spiral staircase with a such gentle slope that the caliph could ride to the top on a donkey and from there gaze on the surrounding countryside.<ref na..." |
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The '''Dome of the Ass''' (Arabic: ''Qubbat al-Himar'') was a semicircular tower built as part of the {{Wiki|Taj Palace}} complex in [[Baghdad]]. | The '''Dome of the Ass''' (Arabic: ''Qubbat al-Himar'') was a semicircular tower built as part of the {{Wiki|Taj Palace}} complex in [[Baghdad]]. | ||
Completed during the reign of [[Caliph]] [[al-Muktafi]], the tower was located in the southwestern corner of the palace and fitted with a spiral staircase with a such gentle slope that the caliph could ride to the top on a donkey and from there gaze on the surrounding countryside.<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Dome of the Ass (Donkey)]]</ref> Described by medieval scholars as very great in height,<ref name="DB"/> the tower was mostly destroyed in 1154 and ordered to be demolished and leveled in 1178, after a partial reconstruction was attempted.<ref>{{WP|Taj Palace}}</ref> | Completed during the reign of [[Caliph]] [[al-Muktafi]], the tower was located in the southwestern corner of the palace and fitted with a spiral staircase with a such gentle slope that the caliph could ride to the top on a [[donkey]] and from there gaze on the surrounding countryside.<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Dome of the Ass (Donkey)]]</ref> Described by [[Middle Ages|medieval]] scholars as very great in height,<ref name="DB"/> the tower was mostly destroyed in 1154 and ordered to be demolished and leveled in 1178, after a partial reconstruction was attempted.<ref>{{WP|Taj Palace}}</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{1stm}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mdat}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mdat}} | ||
Revision as of 18:12, 22 October 2023
The Dome of the Ass (Arabic: Qubbat al-Himar) was a semicircular tower built as part of the Taj Palace complex in Baghdad.
Completed during the reign of Caliph al-Muktafi, the tower was located in the southwestern corner of the palace and fitted with a spiral staircase with a such gentle slope that the caliph could ride to the top on a donkey and from there gaze on the surrounding countryside.[1] Described by medieval scholars as very great in height,[1] the tower was mostly destroyed in 1154 and ordered to be demolished and leveled in 1178, after a partial reconstruction was attempted.[2]
Appearances
- Echoes of History (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage (mentioned in Database entry only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Database: Dome of the Ass (Donkey)
- ↑
Taj Palace on Wikipedia