Khaju Bridge is a bridge in the province of Isfahan, Iran, which has been described as the finest in the province.[1] It was built by the Persian Safavid king, Shah Abbas II around 1650, on the foundations of an older bridge. Khaju Bridge has 24 arches and is 133 metres long and 12 metres wide. The pass way of the bridge is 7.5 meters wide, made of bricks and stones with 21 larger and 26 smaller inlet and outlet channels. The pieces of stone used in this bridge are over 2 meters long and the distance between every channel and the ceiling base is 21 meters. via 500px http://j.mp/1chbwl5
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