The Ministry of Culture also invited a Czech company, Avers, to restore the site. This restoration was completed in 2017. On March 7, 2019, a partial collapse further damaged the Taq Kasra, just two years after its latest restoration was completed. In January 2021, Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage Ali Asghar Mounesan mentioned that a credit of about $600,000 would be required for the restoration of Taq Kasra. Documentary film In 2017, Pejman Akbarzadeh, based in the Netherlands, made the first full-length documentary film about Taq Kasra: Taq Kasra: Wonder of Architecture. The monument had been in danger of ISIS attacks in 2015-2016; Akbarzadeh feared that it might be destroyed soon, and therefore felt urgency to film his documentary. The film explores the history and architecture of Taq Kasra with prolific scholars and archaeologists in various countries. Gallery See also Persian Empire Sasanians Al-Ukhaidir Fortress Hatra Persian architecture References External links Taq Kasra Online Information Center Archent: Taq-i Kisra Global Heritage Fund page on Ctesiphon Swiss journalist's photos of Taq-e Kasra in 1970s: "Taq-e Kasra; a Persian archaeological sight outside Persia (Photo) Archaeological sites in Iraq Sasanian architecture Ctesiphon Khosrow I Buildings and structures completed in the 6th century Sasanian palaces Palaces in Iraq