Si-o-se pole
Coordinates: 32 ° 38 ′ 40 ″ N , 51 ° 40 ′ 3 ″ E
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| Official name | سی وسه پل | |
| use | pedestrian | |
| Subjugated | Zayandeh Rud | |
| place | Isfahan , Iran | |
| construction | Arch bridge | |
| overall length | 290.4 m | |
| width | 13.5 m | |
| start of building | 1602 | |
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The Si-o-se Pol ( Persian سی وسه پل, '33 Arch Bridge ') - also known outside of Iran as the Allah Verdi Khan Bridge - in the Iranian city of Isfahan is one of eleven bridges over the Zayandeh Rud and next to the Pol-e Schahrestan and the Pol-e Hadschu one of the most famous. It is closed to car traffic.
The bridge was built in the Safavid period and is considered a masterpiece of this era. It was commissioned by Shah Abbas I in 1602 and built by his chancellor Allahverdi Khan Undiladze , an Iranian of Georgian descent . On behalf of Shah Abbas I, it was to connect his famous Four Gardens (still the main artery of Isfahan) with the royal gardens of Hazar Jarib and the Armenian quarter of Julfa on the south bank of the river.
Si-o-se Pol is a two-story viaduct, designed as a brick structure on stone pillars. It is 290.4 meters long and 13.5 meters wide. As the name suggests (Persian Sioseh = 33), it consists of 33 arches. The main traffic route is bordered on both sides by covered arcades. Wide stairs lead to the promenades, which run along the entire bridge. At the end of the river, there is a much larger arch on which a tea house is set up. Originally, frescos are said to have adorned the interior walls. However, these were removed because they were perceived as obscene.
To this day one can drink tea and smoke Ḡalyān in several teahouses under the bridge roof . In dry summers, the Zayandeh Rud River sometimes has very little to no water.
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- ↑ Denis Wright: Persia . Atlantis, Zurich and Freiburg i. B. 1970, Si-o-se Pol, p. 115 .
