Bridge of 33 Arches

Abstract

View looking down from the pier arches at a group of men observing while one is throwing what seems to be a fishing net.

Description

The Bridge of 33 arches, or the ‘si-o-seh pol’ in Persian, is so called because of the 33 pier arches that run continuously along its length. The bridge was commissioned in 1602 by Shah Abbas I and was originally known as the Allah Verdi Khan Bridge, after the name of the general who was responsible for its construction. -SK

Image Notes

Photograph created 1967. Photograph processed September 1967. Formerly cataloged as B10.069. Notes written on the slide or index: Bridge of 33 Arches.

Identifier J.069
Collection J: Isfahan
Location Isfahan, Iran
Year 1967
Batch Stamp SEP 67F6
Written Date 1967
Printed Date September, 1967
Index Notes Bridge of 33 Arches
General Location Khajoo Bridge