
President-elect Donald Trump undeniably shares something in common with deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein - his love of opulent interior design.

Trump's love of all things gold and gaudy is well known, with his properties across the country decorated in the most lavish of ways.

But now, a series of new pictures show just how the President-elect's mansions and casinos in New York, Connecticut, Florida, and New Jersey compare to some of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's compounds and palaces.

Hussein, who was hanged on December 30, 2006, after being found guilty of crimes against humanity during his time as dictator of the gulf country, seemed to share Trump's penchant for covering the walls of his palaces in gold, photographs first published by Vanity Fair show.

The reception area inside one of his Tikrit palaces was strikingly similar to the hall at the Donald's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, while both presidents' appeared equally fond of grand entrance ways - with the magazine comparing Trump Tower's lobby to the central rotunda at Saddam's 'Water Palace' in Baghdad.

Trump's long-defunct Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City bears a resemblance to Hussein's Al-Shaheed Monument in Baghdad - which was built to honor Iraqi soldier who died fighting in the Iraq-Iran War that raged from 1980 to 1988.

Jewel-encrusted staircases were also a favorite of both, with Trump's Mar-a-Lago mansion and Manhattan skyscraper well known for their ostentatious entryways. And to cap it all off, it appeared Trump and Hussein preferred the same style for their respective bedrooms, with large wooden frames, beige curtains and walls spotted in the Taj Mahal penthouse and the Al-Faw Palace in Baghdad.

The real estate comparison comes after the Republican president-elect created headlines earlier this year for praising Hussein's 'efficient killing of terrorists'.

'You know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn't read them the rights — they didn't talk, they were a terrorist, it was over,' Trump told a campaign rally in North Carolina in July.

The president-elect also said the world would be better if Hussein - and Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi - were still in power, during an interview in October 2015.

'People are getting their heads chopped off, they're being drowned. Right now, they are far worse than they were, ever, under Saddam Hussein or Gadhafi,' Trump told CNN.

Donald Trump (pictured in the lobby of Trump Tower in 1989) appears to have a similar taste in interior design as Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had

‹ Slide me › The golden touch: Both Donald Trump and Saddam Hussein appeared to love decorating their mansions with gold. Pictured top is the Mar-a-Lago resort, and pictured bottom is a room in one of Hussein's Baghdad palaces

‹ Slide me › Massive compounds: Trump is known around the world for his sprawling estates, but it appears as though some of Saddam's homes may have matched up size-wise. Pictured left is the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, and pictured right is Hussein's summer residence near Anechki in Iraq

‹ Slide me › Something to stair at: Lavish staircases were features of many properties owned by both Donald Trump and Saddam Hussein. Pictured left is a staircase in Mar-a-Lago, and pictured right is one inside one of Hussein's palaces in Tikrit

Like-minded: Donald Trump (left) and Saddam Hussein (right, in November 1987) seemingly thought the same way when it came to interior design - based off pictures of their respective mansions and palaces

‹ Slide me › Similar styles: Donald Trump and Saddam Hussein appeared to prefer their bedrooms to be set out in almost identical ways. Pictured left is a penthouse at the Trump Taj Mahal in New Jersey. Pictured right is Hussein's former bedroom at Al-Faw palace in Baghdad

‹ Slide me › Entertaining areas: Both the Donald and Saddam seemed set on having massive spaces inside their properties to welcome and host guests. Pictured top is the Mar-a-Lago mansion - set up for Donald Jr's wedding in 2005. Pictured bottom is one of the main rooms in one of Hussein's palaces in Tikrit

‹ Slide me › Monuments on the mind: Trump's long-defunct Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City (pictured top) bears a resemblance to Hussein's Al-Shaheed Monument (pictured bottom) in Baghdad - which was built to honor Iraqi soldiers who died fighting in the Iraq-Iran War that raged from 1980 to 1988