Si-o-se-pol

{{Short description|Double-level arch bridge located in Isfahan, Iran}}

{{Infobox bridge

|bridge_name = Si-o-se-pol

|image = 250px

|crosses = Zayanderud

|locale = Isfahan, Iran

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|design = Arch bridge, double-deck

|material = Stone and brick

|spans = 33

|mainspan = {{convert|5.60|m}}

|length = {{convert|297.76|m}}

|width = {{convert|14.75|m}}

|begin = 1599

|complete = 1602

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The Allahverdi Khan Bridge ({{langx|fa|پل الله‌وردی خان}}), popularly known as Si-o-se-pol ({{langx|fa|سی‌وسه‌پل|lit=[the] bridge of thirty-three [spans]}}),{{cite encyclopedia |title=Isfahan x. Monuments (5) Bridges |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Iranica |date=5 April 2012 |orig-year=15 December 2007 |publisher=Bibliotheca Persica Press |location=New York City |url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/isfahan-x5-bridges |volume=XIV |last1=Babaie |first1=Sussan |last2=Haug |first2=Robert |editor-last=Yarshater |editor-first=Ehsan |access-date=25 September 2015 |series=1}} is the largest of the eleven historical bridges on the Zayanderud, the largest river of the Iranian Plateau, in Isfahan, Iran.{{cite book |title=Iran |last=Wagret |first=Paul |year=1977 |publisher=Nagel Publishers |location=Geneva |isbn=2-8263-0026-1 |pages=226 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hzsjAAAAMAAJ}}

The bridge was built in the early 17th century to serve as both a bridge and a dam.{{cite news |url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/419696/Drought-poses-no-threat-to-Isfahan-s-Si-o-Se-Pol-official |title=Drought poses no threat to Isfahan's Si-o-Se-Pol: official |work=Tehran Times |date=25 December 2017}}

History

Si-o-se-pol was built between 1599 and 1602,{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/structures/allahverdi-khan-bridge |title=Allahverdi Khan Bridge |work=Structurae |access-date=27 July 2018}} under the reign of Abbas the Great, the fifth shah 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.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v4Yr4foWFFgC |title=Iran Under the Safavids |first=Roger |last=Savory |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=170 |year=2007 |isbn=978-0521042512}}{{Cite book |last1=Baker |first1=Patricia L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RT0bAgAAQBAJ&dq=Allahverdi+Khan+Bridge&pg=PA130 |title=Iran |last2=Smith |first2=Hilary |last3=Oleynik |first3=Maria |date=2014 |publisher=Bradt Travel Guides |isbn=978-1-84162-402-0 |language=en}} 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.

In years of drought (2000–02 and 2013), the river was dammed upstream to provide water for Yazd province.

Si-o-se Pol, Isfahan, Irán, 2016-09-19, DD 07-15 HDR PAN.jpg|Panoramic photography of the bridge

Structure

The bridge has a total length of {{convert|297.76|m}} and a total width of {{convert|14.75|m|}}. 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 {{convert|5.60|m}}. The interior of Si-o-se-pol was originally decorated with paintings, which were often described by travelers as erotic.

Gallery

File:53 Chardin Si-o-se Pol.jpg|A 17th-century drawing of Si-o-se-pol by Jean Chardin.

File:33 pol.JPG|Benches and tables next to Si-o-se-pol.

File:33pol-innerview.JPG|A view of the arches under Si-o-se-pol.

File:سی و سه پل1.jpg|Si-o-se-pol in December 2015.

File:33 Bridge Isfahan Aarash (14).jpg|Si-o-se-pol's view of the Zayanderud.

File:Statue of Allah-Verdi Khan, Isfahan.jpg|The statue of Allahverdi Khan, next to the bridge.

File:Si-o-se Pol, Isfahan, Irán, 2016-09-19, DD 04-06 HDR.jpg|Si-o-se-pol at night.

File:نمای سی و سه پل از روبروی میدان انقلاب.jpg|Si-o-se-pol's walkway at night.

File:A photo of Si-o-se-pol.jpg|April 2019

Transportation

30px Chaharbagh Street
18px Motahari Street
18px Kamaloddin Esmaeil Street
30px Chahar Bagh Bala Street
18px Mellat Street
18px Ayenekhaneh Street
Enqelab Metro Station
Si-o-se Pol Metro Station

Si-o-se-pol

History

Structure

Gallery

Transportation

See also

References

Further reading