The Center for the Revival of Arab Scientific Heritage / University of Baghdad, in cooperation with the Department of Research and Studies / Diwan of the Shiite Endowment, organized on Monday morning, 2/26/2024, and in the presence of a number of professors and researchers, the scientific symposium entitled (The Architecture of the Domes in the Holy Kadhimiyah Presence and its Decorations), presented by Dr. Imtithal Kazem Sarhan, a lecturer at the Heritage Revival Center, whose research title is (The Domes of Imam Kadhim, peace be upon him, a renewed heritage), is a speaker. The domes of Imam Kadhim, peace be upon him, are among the most important domes in the Islamic world, as they contain under them the remains of Imam Kadhim, peace be upon him, and his grandson, Imam Al-Jawad, peace be upon him. It is one of the most important subterranean domes of the shrine, and it has gone through several stages of restoration since its construction in the year 729 AH during the reign of Aws al-Jalayri, which was the year 925 AH. It is a restoration process that was carried out under the supervision of specialists from the Kadhimiya holy shrine, engineers, and experts in Islamic architecture. Then, Dr. Najat Ali Muhammad Al-Tamimi from the College of Islamic Sciences, University of Baghdad / Pastor of Civilization, researched the title of her research entitled (Planning and Architecture of the Shrine of Al-Kazimin, peace be upon them), speaking that the first person to populate the tomb was in the time of the Buyids. Mu’izz al-Dawla 336 AH after the occupation of Baghdad. Two teak domes were placed and a wall or fence was built around them. Renovations to the shrine continued until the Seljuk rule During the reign of Sharaf al-Dawla, 466 AH
The shrine was damaged as a result of the flood of the Tigris River The shrine was reconstructed, two minarets and a dome were added to it and decorated with mosaics During the reign of Al-Nasir Lidin Allah, 575 AH He built the corridors surrounding the shrine and renovated the minarets, as well as making rooms for visitors In the time of Al-Zahir, 622 AH The wooden domes burned So he began building it out of bricks and plaster After him, Al-Mustansir worked to complete the renovations, in addition to making a wooden box It is now displayed in the Iraq Museum
