Si-o-se Pol

Si-o-se Pol
33 Pol outer view
Official name	Si-o-se Pol
Crosses	Zayandeh River
Locale	Isfahan, Iran
Design	Arch bridge, double-deck
Material	stone
Total length	297.76 metres (976.9 ft)
Width	13.75 metres (45.1 ft)
Longest span	5.60 metres (18.4 ft)
Number of spans	33
Construction begin	1599
Construction end	1602
Coordinates	32°38′40″N 51°40′03″E

Si-o-se Pol (Persian: سی و سه پل, pronounced [ˈsiː oˈseh ˈpol], which means 33 Bridge or the Bridge of 33 Arches), also called the Allah-Verdi Khan Bridge, is one of the eleven bridges of Isfahan, Iran. It is highly ranked as being one of the most famous examples of Safavid bridge design.

Commissioned in 1602 by Shah Abbas I from his chancellor Allahverdi Khan Undiladze, an Iranian ethnic Georgian, it consists of two rows of 33 arches. There is a larger base plank at the start of the bridge where the Zayandeh River flows under it, supporting a tea house.

Image gallery

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  Inner view at night

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  Inner view at day

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  Another view

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  33 Pol night view

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  The whole view of 33 Pol at night

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  A view of the whole bridge

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Transportation

• Enqelab Square
• 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

References

• About Si-o-Seh Pol
• Wagret, Paul (1977). Iran. Nagel's encyclopedia-guide. Geneva: Nagel Publishers. ISBN 2826300261. http://books.google.com/books?id=hzsjAAAAMAAJ.