The Isfahan's inhabited arch bridges

Abstract

Ispahan est l’une des villes historiques qui se trouve au centre d'Iran. La ville est célebre pour sa belle architecture islamique. ses ponts couverts, ses mosquées uniques et ses minarets. Cela a fait d'lspahan le titre de "la moitié du monde " dans la culture populaire. Les cinq ponts historiques Zayandeh Rud à lspahan sont un chef-d'oeuvre de l'architecture iranienne, conçus non seulement pour le passage des individus. mais aussi pour traverser les confins de ce monde. la compréhension des valeurs matérielles et imnmatérielles existant dans les ponts historiques d'Ispahan afin. deles protégeres l’un des objectifs principaux de cette thèse. La compréhension des techniques de construction des ponts-arcades à lspahan et ses changements au fil du temps est autre buts de cette recherche qui montre l'intelligence et les talents des lraniens dans la construction de ponts. non seulement en tant que lieu de passage. mais également en tant que lieu de réflexion, de divertissement et de rassemblement, ainsi qu'une structure technique telle que barriêre permettant de contrôler l'écoulernent d'eau;

Abstract: lsfàhan is one of the historic cities in the center of lran. This city is the third most populated city of lran which is also rich in history, art and architecture. The largest river of lranian Plateau in central part Iran which name is Zayandeh-Rud also crosses Isfahan and from the past to the present day, this river played an important role in the formation of the civilization and development of the city of lsfàhan. Therefore, due to the constant development of Isfahan throughout history, as well as the existence of a Zayandeh-Rud flow, numerous bridges were built with a various function in this city. These bridges were designed to connect water, wind, nature and the human being in a particular architectural concept. They were not just designed for passage of the individuals or just for connecting two banks of river, but their purpose was also to link spiritual advancernent and human understanding. They have been designed in the way which makes the pedestrians to stay, watch the beauty of nature, listen to it and think. Since the Isfahan’s bridges have different functions, they can be categorized into inhabited bridges.