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The
Khajou or Allahverdi-Khan bridge is among the historical
structures in the central Iranian city of Isfahan. and a
major tourist attraction. Over the years, the penetrating
moist has affected part of it. To fix the damages in the
northern part of the Khajou Bridge, studies were carried
out and boring pits were dug resulting in the discovery of
the ramp used in the Safavid era, plus some foundation
remnants belonging to pre-Safavid era in the 15th century.
Based on the new findings, the Cultural Heritage
Department of Isfahan is set to revive the ramp which is
located 2.5 meters down the current layer, a move which
could reveal more about the historical value of the Khajou
Bridge, announced head of the archeology team Mohsen
Javeri.
Khajou Bridge is one of the beautiful monuments of Isfahan
built in the Safavid era over the Zayandehrud river by
Shah-Abbas the Greats' Armenian chancellor Allahverdi-Khan
in 1659.
Built over a stone damn, based on the model of the
neighboring Siyose Pol bridge, it is 140 meters long, with
six half-octagon cubicles as one of its interesting
features, which were first decorated with mystic texts in
verse and prose, later with paintings added on them.
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