![Libyans attend the Friday market the gardens inside the Bab al-Azizia compound in Tripoli, on Oct. 28, 2011.](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/02/24/130982413_wide-67999be1411f910ec4b2e8f01e615b754624c05f.jpg?s=600)
When Moammar Gadhafi ruled Libya, no one imagined stepping foot in Bab al-Azizia, but now it's a reminder of his iron rule that is slowly being dismantled.
(Image credit: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images)
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When Moammar Gadhafi ruled Libya, no one imagined stepping foot in Bab al-Azizia, but now it's a reminder of his iron rule that is slowly being dismantled.
(Image credit: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images)