Taq Kasra

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Tāq Kasrā (), also transcribed as Taq-i Kisra or Taq-e Kesra (, romanized: tâğe kasrâ) or Ayvān-e Kesrā (, meaning Iwan of Khosrow) are the remains of a Sasanian-era Persian monument, dated to the c. 3rd to 6th-centuries, which is sometimes called the Arch of Ctesiphon.Farrokh, Kaveh. Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War. Oxford: Osprey, 2007 It is located near the modern town of Salman Pak, Iraq. It was the facade of the main palace in Ctesiphon, and is the only visible remaining structure of the ancient capital city. The archway is considered a landmark in the history of architecture, and is the second largest single-span vault of unreinforced brickwork in the world after Gavmishan Bridge. Read more on Wikipedia

type: historic site
date from: ca. 3rd-6th century AD

Source: en.wikipedia.org