Photographer's notes:
This particular photo was shot from the ancient "Procession Street" that ran outside the walls of King Nebuchadnezzar's fort/palace. All brick work done in the foreground was built by Saddam's labor force.
Archeologists are against building directly on top of actual ancient ruins, as Saddam did. Of course, at that time, no one would argue the fact. Saddam saw himself as a modern day Nebuchadnezzar. In the middle the old ruins are the remains from King Hammurabi's dynasty, approximately 3,750 B.C. In the background is another view of Saddam's presidential palace.