Cover image of this place Pol-e Khaju (Khaju Bridge)

A bridge similar an aristocratic mansion

Pol-e Khaju (Khaju Bridge)

Why locals love it

The Khaju Bridge (Persian: پل خواجو‎, Pol-e Xāju) is one of the five historical bridges on the zayanderud river, along the way through the city & in fact their most beautiful. A bridge that is more like an aristocratic mansion than a bridge on a river, A beautiful and grate bridge dating back about 400 years.

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Why you should visit it

Khaju is "the culminating monument of Persian bridge architecture and one of the most interesting bridges extant. There is a pavilion located in the center of the bridge, which In the past, The king sat on a stone chair and watched the fireworks ceremony, Today, remnants of a stone bench is all that is left of the king's chair.

Special tip

On both sides of this bridge there are tow large stone lions that their eyes shine at night.

Pol-e Khaju (Khaju Bridge)
Khaju Bridge, Isfahan, Iran
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