Khaju Bridge
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Khaju Bridge
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Khwaju Bridge, Pol-i Khaju
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پل خواجو
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Eşfahān, Eşfahān, Iran
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Zayandeh Rud River
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Iran
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1650
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17th century
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Architecture and City Planning
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Safavid (style)
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Safavid (dynasty)
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Islamic
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Iranian
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Persian
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stone
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brick
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vaulting
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Isfahan
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Khwaju
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bridge and dam
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Persian hydrography
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Zayandeh Rud river
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partial view of the entrance of the bridge
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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.
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Saif Haq
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Saif Haq
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© Saif Haq
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“Khaju Bridge”, Arch Design Images, accessed November 15, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/archlib/item/15689