Si-o-seh pol

Si-o-se Pol
Coordinates	32°38′40″N 51°40′03″E
Crosses	Zayandeh River
Locale	Isfahan, Iran
Official name	Si-o-se Pol
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge, double-deck
Material	Stone and Bricks
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
History
Construction begin	1599
Construction end	1602

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.

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 at night

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  Inner view at day

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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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  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

References

• About Si-o-Seh Pol
• Wagret, Paul (1977). Iran. Nagel's encyclopedia-guide. Geneva: Nagel Publishers. ISBN 2-8263-0026-1. 
• More Pictures,Tishineh