The mosques Heavily ornate with decorations and sometimes covered with gold, the mosques are the buildings that stand out the most in Iraq. Verses of the Koran are engraved on their pediment. Christian Sappa / Hoa Qui
Religious structures are devoted to Allah as expressed by the Koranic verses engraved on the front walls of mosques. In Iraq, some of the mosques are covered with gold, their interiors decorated with arabesque and ceramic, lit by thousands of crystal, gold and silver chandeliers.