Pol-e Chādschu
Coordinates: 32 ° 38 ′ 12 ″ N , 51 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ E
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| Subjugated | Zayandeh Rud | |
| place | Isfahan | |
| construction | Arch bridge (stone) | |
| overall length | 128.7 m | |
| start of building | 1650 | |
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Pol-e Chādschu ( Persian پل خواجو, DMG pol-e ḫāǧū , 'Chadschu Bridge'; engl. Khaju ) is one of the most famous bridges in the Iranian city of Isfahan and one of its landmarks.
history
The bridge was in 1650 on the orders of the Safavids - Shah Abbas II. On the foundations of an older bridge from the Timurid built and named after a nearby neighborhood. According to the inscription, the bridge was repaired in 1873. It has been described by numerous travelers, including Engelbert Kaempfer , who was in Isfahan from 1684–85.
In 1892, George Curzon called the bridge "the most impressive bridge in the world".
construction
The bridge leads over the Zayandeh Rud and connects two districts of Isfahan. It is two-story and has 23 brick arches. It is 128.7 meters long and 11.7 meters wide. Lock gates attached to the arches can be closed if necessary in order to hold up the water of the Zayandeh Rud by about two meters in front of the bridge. In this way, the irrigation of numerous gardens upstream of the bridge, such as the Saʿādatātābād , "the garden of happiness", can be ensured when the Zayandeh Rud does not have enough water.
The lower part of the bridge is accessible to pedestrians and, with its steps leading to the water on the downstream side, is a popular place to stay. In the middle of the bridge there is also an octagonal Safavid amusement palace with viewing platforms. From here the Shah could watch competitions on the water. The bridge, like the Si-o-se Pol bridge, is closed to motor vehicles.
See also
literature
- Heinz Luschey: The Pul-i Khwājū in Isfahan: A Combination of Bridge, Dam and Water. Iran 23, 1985, pp. 143-151.
Web links
- Pul-i Khwaju. ArchNet
- Pol-e Khadschu. Stone bridge over the Zayandeh-Rud. nirupars.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sherban Cantacuzino, Kenneth Browner: Lifeline 3: Water . In: Architectural Review . tape 159 , no. 951 . Isfahan 1976, p. 289-291 ( online ). Online ( Memento of the original from September 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Denis Wright Persia , Khaju Bridge , p. 115, Atlantis Verlag Zurich and Freiburg i. B., 1970
- ^ Robert Hillenbrand : Safavid Architecture. In: Ders .: Studies in Medieval Islamic Architecture. The Pindar Press, London 2006, Volume 2, p. 501
