Statue of Saladin

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Artist Abdallah al-Sayed Created 1993 Year 1993 (inaugurated)		Medium bronze Material Bronze

Type Oversize equestrian statue Location In front of the Citadel of Damascus, Damascus, Syria Owner Municipality of Damascus Similar Temple of Jupiter - Damascus, Yalbugha Mosque, Bab Kisan, House of Saint Ananias, Bab al‑Faradis

The Statue of Saladin (Arabic: تمثال صلاح الدين الأيوبي‎‎) is an oversize equestrian bronze statue depicting the Kurdish Ayyubid Sultan Saladin located in front of the Citadel of Damascus in Damascus, Syria. The statue was designed by Syrian sculptor Abdallah al-Sayed. It was unveiled by the then Syrian president Hafez Assad in 1993, marking the 800th anniversary of Saladin's death.

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