Taq Kasra: Wonder of Architecturee
About This Project
Taq Kasra: Wonder of Architecture is the first-ever documentary film on the world’s largest brickwork vault in Ctesiphon (near Baghdad in present-day Iraq). . The present ruins are those of the palace built n by the Sasanian Dynasty near the strategic frontier with the Roma Empire. After the Arab invasions of the 7thcentury AD, the imposing ruins, although suffering from neglect, remained a source of inspiration for caliphs, poets and travellers.
Taq Kasra was in serious danger of ISIS attacks in 2015-2016 and this was the main motivation for documentary maker Pejman Akbarzadeh, based in the Netherlands, to travel to Iraq twice and film the arch before it was potentially destroyed. The film explores the history and architecture of this iconic monument with respected archaeologists and scholars from around the world and portrays the huge impact of war and ideological policies on the identity of this ancient arch.
The film was premiered at SOAS, London, on February 1, 2018-01-31
See the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=Si1N2t0Dm7k
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