Jury defends choice for rebuilding Mosul's Al Nuri Mosque
SHARE The architectural design chosen for the reconstruction of Al Nuri Mosque complex in Mosul will ensure the identity of the historic site is preserved, but the surrounding area will change, an official told The National. Last November, Unesco launched a competition that called for a conceptual design of the area around the mosque, which was destroyed by ISIS in 2017. The Courtyards Dialogue design submitted by eight Egyptian architects was selected last week from among 123 entries, but the drawings were criticised by some Iraqis. An independent international jury assessed the drawings in...