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Mausoleum of Sitt Zubayda, Baghdad

K.A.C. Creswell

1930

photographic

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Early Modern

Dominant colour

Mausoleum of Sitt Zubayda, Baghdad is a 1930 photographic by K.A.C. Creswell, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: K.A.C. Creswell
When & what style?: 1930
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This black-and-white photograph shows the Mausoleum of Sitt Zubayda in Baghdad. It's part of a big collection of old architectural photos taken by K.A.C. Creswell. Creswell was a major scholar of Islamic buildings. The Victoria and Albert Museum bought many of his photos between 1921 and 1939. If you like old architecture photos, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

A mounted photograph by K.A.C. Creswell from 1930 documents the Mausoleum of Sitt Zubayda in Baghdad, part of a broader collection of architectural views he compiled across the Islamic Middle East. The image was acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum Art Library between 1921 and 1939 as part of Creswell’s systematic documentation of medieval Islamic monuments. His photographs, often taken and printed by him, served as primary records of structures that have since been altered or lost. The collection remains a key resource for scholars studying the region’s architectural heritage.

Read the full account in the museum source.