The Sindbad Hotel Complex and Conference Center is located in
Baghdad
Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon. I ...
, Iraq.
History
It is named after
Sinbad the Sailor
Sinbad the Sailor (; ar, سندباد البحري, Sindibādu al-Bahriyy; fa, سُنباد بحری, Sonbād-e Bahri or Sindbad) is a fictional mariner and the hero of a story-cycle of Persian origin. He is described as hailing from Baghdad ...
. Designed by architect
Hisham N. Ashkouri in 2004, it was to be the first new high-rise hotel, conference center and movie theater complex in modern
Baghdad
Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon. I ...
, as a symbol of the
reconstruction of Iraq
Investment in post-2003 Iraq refers to international efforts to rebuild the infrastructure of Iraq since the Iraq War in 2003. Along with the economic reform of Iraq, international projects have been implemented to repair and upgrade Iraqi water ...
. This new commercial center was designed to be a place for gathering and recreation, as well as to conduct the business of the emerging Iraqi economy. It would also be an employer of several hundred construction workers, bringing an influx of capital into the local economy, and after construction would employ several hundred more citizens in an ongoing capacity.
Though granted political risk insurance for the project by OPIC in 2004, private investors were hesitant to commit to the initial phases of development.
Total project cost was estimated in 2005 to be approximately $113 M USD.
See also
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Baghdad Renaissance Plan
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Tahrir Square Development
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Kabul, City of Light Development
References
External links
ARCADD, Inc.Sindbad Hotel Complex and Conference CenterSindbad Hotel Complex Fact Sheet Iraq Museum International: Interview with Hisham AshkouriMan With A Plan: Hisham Ashkouri
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Buildings and structures in Baghdad
2004 establishments in Iraq