Taq Kasra (Arch of Ctesiphon)
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:archives
historic site |
| gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:Arch_of_Ctesiphon
gptkb:Iwan_of_Khosrow |
| gptkbp:architecturalStyle |
gptkb:Sasanian
|
| gptkbp:builtBy |
gptkb:Sasanian_Empire
|
| gptkbp:constructionStartYear |
3rd century AD
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Iraq
|
| gptkbp:depictedIn |
various historical illustrations
|
| gptkbp:destroyedBy |
flooding
neglect |
| gptkbp:featuredIn |
documentary 'Taq Kasra: Wonder of Architecture'
|
| gptkbp:function |
throne room
|
| gptkbp:height |
about 37 meters
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Taq Kasra (Arch of Ctesiphon)
|
| gptkbp:locatedNear |
gptkb:Baghdad
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Ctesiphon
|
| gptkbp:material |
gptkb:brick
|
| gptkbp:nearby |
gptkb:Tigris
|
| gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts |
various, ongoing
|
| gptkbp:significance |
largest single-span vault of unreinforced brickwork in the world
|
| gptkbp:touristAttraction |
Yes
|
| gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list |
Yes
|
| gptkbp:usedAs |
royal audience hall
|
| gptkbp:width |
about 25 meters
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ctesiphon
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|