Welcome to The House of Wisdom, Baghdad's Intellectual Power House
Published May 11th, 2021 - 03:25 GMT
Bayt A-Hikmah (House of Wisdom) (Twitter)
Highlights
Between 750 AD and 800 AD, the first attempts to build a grand library began during the reign of Caliph Al-Mansur.
The House of Wisdom or Bayt Al-Hikmah became an unrivalled knowledge centre where arts and sciences flourished.
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