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|editor-first=Ehsan|access-date=September 25, 2015|series=1}}</ref> is one of eleven bridges in [[Isfahan]], [[Iran]] and the longest bridge on the [[Zayandeh River]] with the total length of {{convert|297.76|m}}. It is one of the most famous examples of [[Safavid]] [[bridge]] design. |
|editor-first=Ehsan|access-date=September 25, 2015|series=1}}</ref> is one of eleven bridges in [[Isfahan]], [[Iran]] and the longest bridge on the [[Zayandeh River]] with the total length of {{convert|297.76|m}}. It is one of the most famous examples of [[Safavid]] [[bridge]] design. |
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Built in 1599–1602, the construction was financed and supervised by [[Allahverdi Khan Undiladze]], chancellor of Shah Abbas I, an [[Georgians in Iran|ethnic Georgian]]. It consists of two superimposed rows of 33 [[arch]]es. There is a larger base plank at the start of the bridge where the [[Zayandeh River]] flows under it. This supports a tea house which nowadays is abandoned due to drought which some claim is due to government mismanagement.{{cn|date=May 2017}} |
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Image:33pol.JPG|A view of the whole bridge |
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Image:33pol-up.JPG|One of the bridges from top |
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File:Siosepol Bridge, Isfahan, Iran.jpg|A photo of the siosepol bridge in Isfahan, Iran |
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Si-o-se Pol | |
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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 eleven bridges in Isfahan, Iran and the longest bridge on the Zayandeh River with the total length of 297.76 metres (976.9 ft). It is one of the most famous examples of Safavid bridge design.
Built in 1599–1602, the construction was financed and supervised by Allahverdi Khan Undiladze, chancellor of Shah Abbas I, an ethnic Georgian. It consists of two superimposed rows of 33 arches. There is a larger base plank at the start of the bridge where the Zayandeh River flows under it. This supports a tea house which nowadays is abandoned due to drought which some claim is due to government mismanagement.[citation needed]
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 -
A photo of the siosepol bridge in Isfahan, Iran
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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