One of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s palaces in the Babylon Tourist Resort in central Iraq.

Scattered across Iraq are more than 100 opulent palaces and villas built by Saddam Hussein — some in use, many in ruins.

With their marble columns, ornate carvings and gaudy furniture, they reflected the delusions of grandeur and the megalomania of Saddam who visited some of them only once or twice.