Crosses Zayandeh River Official name Si-o-se Pol Longest span 5.60 metres (18.4 ft) Construction started 1599 Location Isfahan Material Rock | Locale Isfahan, Iran Width 13.75 metres (45.1 ft) Total length 298 m Opened 1602 Bridge type Arch bridge | |
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Design Arch bridge, double-deck Address Isfahan Province, Isfahan, Enghelab Sq Chahar Bagh e Abbasi St., Iran Similar Khaju Bridge, Naqsh‑e Jahan Square, Chehel Sotoun, Ālī Qāpū, Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque | ||
Iran isfahan beautiful si o seh pol bridge part 80
Allāhverdi Khan Bridge (Persian: پل اللهوردیخان), popularly known as Si-o-seh pol (Persian: سی وسه پل; [ˈsiː oˈseh ˈpol], “The bridge of thirty-three spans”) 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.
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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 due to government mismanagement.