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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Thirty-three Span Bridge
From: tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley)
Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 14:19:55 -0400
References: <CA+yJO1D1MjMgFp70xyaG_ti2ejtkq9J8Nf4dB8PeVkcUKQ-xjw@mail.gmail.com> <2d066af9-73e1-1259-cb00-95e1a00cd35d@lighttube.net>

Thanks, Jim.  It was built in the 1500's and the design was used to control
the flow of water.  Here is an article I found on it:

http://english.irib.ir/radioculture/art/architecture/item/145838-isfahan%E2%80%99s-bridges-manifestation-of-safavid-architecture

Tina

On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
wrote:

> Hi Tina,
>
> The images are impressive.  What continues to puzzle me is why the bridge
> was built in this form?  Was it just a religious or artistic statement, or
> is there a practical reason?
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 5/17/2016 12:54 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
>
>> PESO:
>>
>> I posted a night-time panorama of the Se-so-seh Pol:
>>
>>
>> http://tinamanley.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Iran/G0000YmlbTddL96g/I0000Stx4IlQL2gU
>>
>> You can see all 33 spans.  If you want to see every detail, I posted the
>> original on pBase, but it is a HUGE file:
>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/163242744/original
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> Tina
>>
>>
>>
>
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