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'''Allāhverdi Khan Bridge''' ({{lang-fa|پل اللهوردیخان}}), popularly known as '''Si-o-seh pol''' ({{lang-fa|سی وسه پل}}; {{IPA-fa|ˈsiː oˈseh ˈpol|}}, |
'''Allāhverdi Khan Bridge''' ({{lang-fa|پل اللهوردیخان}}), popularly known as '''Si-o-seh pol''' ({{lang-fa|سی وسه پل}}; {{IPA-fa|ˈsiː oˈseh ˈpol|}}, “The bridge of thirty-three spans”)<ref name="Iranica">{{cite encyclopedia|title =Isfahan x. Monuments (5) Bridges|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Iranica|date=April 5, 2012|orig-year=December 15, 2007|publisher=Bibliotheca Persica Press|location=New York City|url =http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/isfahan-x5-bridges|volume= XIV|last1=Babaie|first1=Sussan|last2=Haug|first2=Robert|editor-last=Yarshater |
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|editor-first=Ehsan|access-date=September 25, 2015|series=1}}</ref> is one of the eleven bridges of [[Isfahan]], [[Iran]] and the longest bridge on [[Zayandeh River]] with the total length of {{convert|297.76|m}}. It is highly ranked as being one of the most famous examples of [[ |
|editor-first=Ehsan|access-date=September 25, 2015|series=1}}</ref> is one of the eleven bridges of [[Isfahan]], [[Iran]] and the longest bridge on [[Zayandeh River]] with the total length of {{convert|297.76|m}}. It is highly ranked as being one of the most famous examples of [[Safavid]] [[bridge]] design. |
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It was constructed by the finance and the inspection of [[Allahverdi Khan Undiladze]] chancellor of Shah Abbas I, an [[Georgians in Iran|ethnic Georgian]], it consists of two rows of 33 [[arch]]es from either sides, left and right. There is a larger base plank at the start of the bridge where the [[Zayandeh River]] flows under it, supporting a tea house which nowadays is abandoned due to the shortage of water and the river drought. |
It was constructed by the finance and the inspection of [[Allahverdi Khan Undiladze]] chancellor of Shah Abbas I, an [[Georgians in Iran|ethnic Georgian]], it consists of two rows of 33 [[arch]]es from either sides, left and right. There is a larger base plank at the start of the bridge where the [[Zayandeh River]] flows under it, supporting a tea house which nowadays is abandoned due to the shortage of water and the river drought. |
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| Coordinates | 32°38′40″N 51°40′03″E / 32.64444°N 51.66750°E |
| Crosses | Zayandeh River[1] |
| Locale | Isfahan, Iran |
| Official name | Si-o-se Pol |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge, double-deck[1] |
| Material | Stone and Bricks[1] |
| Total length | 297.76 metres (976.9 ft)[1] |
| Width | 13.75 metres (45.1 ft)[1] |
| Longest span | 5.60 metres (18.4 ft)[1] |
| No. of spans | 33[1] |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1599[1] |
| Construction end | 1602[1] |
| Location | |
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Allāhverdi Khan Bridge (Template:Lang-fa), popularly known as Si-o-seh pol (Template:Lang-fa; [ˈsiː oˈseh ˈpol], “The bridge of thirty-three spans”)[2] is one of the eleven bridges of Isfahan, Iran and the longest bridge on Zayandeh River with the total length of 297.76 metres (976.9 ft). It is highly ranked as being one of the most famous examples of Safavid bridge design.
It was constructed by the finance and the inspection of Allahverdi Khan Undiladze chancellor of Shah Abbas I, an ethnic Georgian, it consists of two rows of 33 arches from either sides, left and right. There is a larger base plank at the start of the bridge where the Zayandeh River flows under it, supporting a tea house which nowadays is abandoned due to the shortage of water and the river drought.
Image gallery
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Inner view -
33 Pol night view -
The whole view of 33 Pol at night -
A view of the whole bridge -
One of the bridges from top
Transportation
Chahar Bagh Abbasi Street
Motahari Street- Kamaloddin Esmaeil Street
- Chahar Bagh Bala Street
- Mellat Street
- Ayenekhaneh Street
Enqelab Metro Station- Si-o-se Pol Station
Notes
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Si-o-se Pol.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Allahverdi Khan Bridge at Structurae
- ^ Babaie, Sussan; Haug, Robert (April 5, 2012) [December 15, 2007]. "Isfahan x. Monuments (5) Bridges". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. 1. Vol. XIV. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
References
- About Si-o-Seh Pol
- Wagret, Paul (1977). Iran. Nagel's encyclopedia-guide. Geneva: Nagel Publishers. ISBN 2-8263-0026-1.
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