Khaju Bridge
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Title
Khaju Bridge
Khwaju Bridge, Pol-i Khaju
پل خواجو
Agent
Unknown Persian architects
Location
Eşfahān, Eşfahān, Iran
Zayandeh Rud
32°38'13.1"N 51°40'59.8"E
Date
1650
17th century
Style Period
Safavid (style)
Safavid (dynasty)
Islamic
Cultural Context
Iranian
Persian
Worktype
bridge
dam
Material
stone
brick
Technique
vaulting
Subject
Architecture and City Planning
Isfahan
Khwaju
bridge and dam
Persian hydrography
Zayandeh Rud
arched walkway
Description
architecture view
Khwaju Bridge
Khaju Bridge has 24 arches and is 133 metres long and 12 metres wide. 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 21 meters.
Rights
© Saif Haq
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ID
Haq0239
Source
Saif Haq
Collection
Citation
architects, Unknown Persian, Khaju Bridge, 1650, Eşfahān, Eşfahān, Iran, TTU Arch Design Images. Image Source: Saif Haq. https://archimage.lib.ttu.edu/items/show/18168.
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