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Archive Home > 2011 > May > 22 > Design of the new Baghdad: Colorful? Yes. Tasteful? Hmm

Design of the new Baghdad: Colorful? Yes. Tasteful? Hmm

By Michael S. Schmidt and Yasir Ghazi / The Bulletin
May 22, 2011

BAGHDAD — A police headquarters downtown has been painted two shades of purple: lilac and grape. The central bank, a staid building in many countries, is coated in bright red candy cane stripes.

Multicolored fluorescent lights cover from one of the city’s bridges, creating a Hawaiian luau....

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