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Description
Property Name: Khajoo Bridge
Inventory No: 98-311-3
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2007-10-31
Country (State party): Iran
Province: Esfahan
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 32° 38′ 12.61″ N
51° 41′ 0.06″ E
Historic Period: Safavid
Year of Construction: 1650
Style: Persian
Original Use: Bridge
Current Use: Bridge
Architect: Unknown
Significance
The bridge does not only links the Khwaju quarter on the north bank with the Zoroastrian quarter across the Zayandeh River, it also serves as a spot to enjoy the scenery with the water pouring down the steps of the bridge
Selection Criteria
v. to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
The existing inscriptions suggest that the bridge was repaired in 1873. The renovation was started in 2009 by the Iranian Organization of Cultural Heritage, lasted more than three years.
References
Akhlaqi, Akbar. Isfahan: the city of four seasons, the museum where people live, a world of art, today. Isfahan: Shahrdari Isfahan, 1376 [1997].
Honarfar, L. Historical Monuments of Isfahan. Isfahan: Emami Press, 1964.
Michell, George. Architecture of the Islamic World:Its history and social meaning. London: Thames and Hudson, 1978.
Archnet Website: http://www.archnet.com
Unesco Website: http://whc.unesco.org
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Website: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/02/wai/ht02wai.htm