Iraq's 1,400-year-old Arch of Ctesiphon, the world's largest brick-built arch, is undergoing restoration work as part of efforts to return it to its former splendour, authorities said Wednesday.

MADAIN, IRAQ—The Arch of Ctesiphon, the world’s largest brick-built arch and a major tourist attraction, will be restored by a Czech company. Last year, heavy rains caused a large slab of the ...

After the Arab Muslims conquered the area from the Persians in 637 AD, they combined Ctesiphon and Seleucia, calling the area Al-Mada'in, or "the cities." Today, the arch is located in the small ...

ALIPH and the Iraqi Ministry of Culture join forces to rescue the Arch of Ctesiphon, the world's largest brick vault constructed until mod. Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT.

Since 1914 British troops had been moving into modern-day Iraq in anticipation of a fight with Ottoman forces. The main goal was to defend oil supplies but the capture of Baghdad, one of the world ...

Iraq's 1,400-year-old Arch of Ctesiphon, the world's largest brick-built arch, is undergoing restoration work as part of efforts to return it to its former splendour, authorities said Wednesday.

The ancient site of Ctesiphon near al-Madain in central Iraq, on November 24, ... "There was quite a lot of reconstruction done in 2013-2014 and probably all of this will need to be taken down and ...