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Double-level arch bridge located in Isfahan, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Allahverdi Khan Bridge (Persian: پل اللهوردی خان), popularly known as Si-o-se-pol (Persian: سیوسهپل, lit. '[the] bridge of thirty-three [spans]'),[1] is the largest of the eleven historical bridges on the Zayanderud, the largest river of the Iranian Plateau, in Isfahan, Iran.[2]
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Coordinates | 32°38′41.53″N 51°40′3.32″E |
Crosses | Zayanderud |
Locale | Isfahan, Iran |
Characteristics | |
Design | Arch bridge, double-deck |
Material | Stone and brick |
Total length | 297.76 metres (976.9 ft) |
Width | 14.75 metres (48.4 ft) |
Longest span | 5.60 metres (18.4 ft) |
No. of spans | 33 |
History | |
Construction start | 1599 |
Construction end | 1602 |
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The bridge was built in the early 17th century to serve as both a bridge and a dam.[3]
Si-o-se-pol was built between 1599 and 1602,[4] under the reign of Abbas the Great, the fifth emperor of Safavid Iran. It was constructed under the supervision of Allahverdi Khan Undiladze, the commander-in-chief of the armies, who was of Georgian origin, and was also named after him.[5][6] The bridge served particularly as a connection between the mansions of the elite, as well as a link to the city's vital Armenian neighborhood of New Julfa.[1]
In years of drought (2000–02 and 2013), the river was dammed upstream to provide water for Yazd province.[6]
The bridge has a total length of 297.76 metres (976.9 ft) and a total width of 14.75 metres (48.4 ft). It is a vaulted arch bridge consisting of two superimposed rows of 33 arches, from whence its popular name of Si-o-se-pol comes, and is made of stone. The longest span is about 5.60 metres (18.4 ft).[4] The interior of Si-o-se-pol was originally decorated with paintings, which were often described by travelers as erotic.[1]
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