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Creation Year
1967
Image ID
J.059
Alternate Identifier
B10.059
Subcollection
J: Isfahan
Abstract
View of the Sassanian piers from the pavilion.
Description
The Shahrestan bridge is the oldest bridge in Isfahan. The massive stone piers are Sassanian, while the brickwork atop it is Seljuk. Roman engineers who were taken prisoner were probably responsible for the design of the bridge, Wilfrid Blunt writes that the bridge is “sprawling, picturesque, decayed.” -SK
Image Notes
Photograph created 1967. Photograph processed September 1967. Formerly cataloged as B10.059. Notes written on the slide or index: Sharistan Bridge.
Curator Notes
The covered structures on each side of the bridge have been heavily restored since Baly's visit.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Isfahan, Iran
Keywords
Bridge, Stone, Brick, Masonry, Eleventh Century, Seljuk, Arches, Pointed Arches, River, Archway, Pavilion
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