Image of The Arch of Ctesiphon (Taq Kisra), Al Mada'in, Iraq, May

The Arch of Ctesiphon (Taq Kisra), Al Mada'in, Iraq, May 1954 (b/w photo)

IMAGE number: EHT3551401
Image title: The Arch of Ctesiphon (Taq Kisra), Al Mada'in, Iraq, May 1954 (b/w photo)
Medium: black and white photograph
Date: 1954 AD (C20th AD)

Image description: Remnant of the capital city of the Sassanian empire that was depopulated after the Muslim conquest. The archway formed part of the palace complex and was probably constructed around 540 CE. Photographed by Aerofilms.
Photo credit: © Historic England/Aerofilms Ltd. / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: plane / aircraft / transport / aerofilms / landscape / landscapes / architecture / buildings / building / arch / arches / Middle East / palace / Aerial / iraq / Persian / Persia / palaces / Ctesiphon / Taq Kisra / Al Mada'in / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto

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