Then & Now: Taq-e Kasra in Modern-day Iraq is the only visible remaining structure of ancient Ctesiphon (120 BC) built during Sasanian Empire in 242–272 AD. Considered a landmark in architecture history, the arch was on the brink of full collapse in 2021 when Iran intervened to restore it. [919×577]

Then & Now: Taq-e Kasra in Modern-day Iraq is the only visible remaining structure of ancient Ctesiphon (120 BC) built during Sasanian Empire in 242–272 AD. Considered a landmark in architecture history, the arch was on the brink of full collapse in 2021 when Iran intervened to restore it. [919×577]

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