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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]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Database: Dome of the Ass (Donkey)
  2. ↑ Taj Palace on Wikipedia
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