Si-o-se-pol

Si-o-se-pol was built between 1599 and 1602,[1] under the reign of Abbas I, the fifth Safavid king (shah) of Iran. It was constructed under the supervision of Allahverdi Khan Undiladze, the commander-in-chief of the armies, who was of Georgian origin, and was also named after him.[2][3] The bridge served particularly as a connection between the mansions of the elite, as well as a link to the city's vital Armenian neighborhood of New Julfa.[4]

In years of drought (2000–02 and 2013), the river was dammed upstream to provide water for Yazd province.[3]

Panoramic photography of the bridge

^ "Allahverdi Khan Bridge". Structurae. Retrieved 27 July 2018. ^ Savory, Roger (2007). Iran Under the Safavids. Cambridge University Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0521042512. ^ a b Baker, Patricia L.; Smith, Hilary; Oleynik, Maria (2014). Iran. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-402-0. ^ Cite error: The named reference Iranica was invoked but never defined (see the help page).