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Khaju Bridge


Khaju Bridge
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Copyright: mehrdad tadjdini (mehrdad-t) Silver Note Writer [C: 5 W: 0 N: 21] (296)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-03-25
Categories: Daily Life
Exposure: f/7.1
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-05-13 7:50
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Khaju Bridge is one of the most famous bridges in Isfahan, Iran and has roused the admiration of travelers since the 17th century. Shah Abbas II built it on the foundations of an older bridge around 1650. It has 23 arches and is 105 metres long and 14 metres wide. It links the Khaju quarter on the north bank with the Zoroastrian quarter across the Zayandeh River. It also functions as a weir; the downstream side is formed as a series of steps carrying the water to a much lower level.

The pass way of the bridge is 7.5 meters wide, made of bricks and stones with 21 larger and 26 smaller inlet and outlet channels. The pieces of stone used in this bridge are over 2 meters long and the distance between every channel and the ceiling base is 20 meters. The existing inscriptions suggest that the bridge was repaired in 1873.
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