Khaju Bridge

Khaju Bridge
Coordinates32°38′12″N 51°41′0″E / 32.63667°N 51.68333°E / 32.63667; 51.68333
CrossesZayanderud
LocaleIsfahan, Iran
Characteristics
DesignArch bridge
MaterialStone and brick
Total length137 m (449 ft)
Width12 m (39 ft)
No. of spans21
History
Construction end1650
Location
Map

The Khaju Bridge (Persian: پل خواجو, Pol-e Xāju) is one of the historical bridges on the Zayanderud, the largest river of the Iranian Plateau, in Isfahan, Iran. Serving as both a bridge and a weir, it links the Khaju quarter on the north bank with the Zoroastrian quarter across the Zayanderud. It is located at the end of Kamal Ismail Street in Isfahan.[1]

The bridge served a primary function as a building and a place for public meetings in the past.[2][3] It has been described as the city's finest bridge.[3]

Persian art historians and revivalists, Arthur Upham Pope and Phyllis Ackerman are interred in a mausoleum nearby.[4]

  1. ^ Isfahan book (Lotfollah Honarfar), 1977, pocket books company, page 98
  2. ^ Mainstone, Rowland J. (1998). Developments in Structural Form. Architectural Press. p. 261.
  3. ^ a b Burke, Andrew; Elliot, Mark (2008). Iran. Lonely Planet. p. 243.
  4. ^ Erdbrink, Thomas (2014-04-14). "American's Wish for Iranian Burial Riles Hard-Liners". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-10.