Iran Reviews > Isfahan Metro now threatening Historic Si-o-Se Pol Bridge

[IranMap] A deviation from the correct course in digging the western end of a tunnel for the Isfahan Metro near the Si-o-Se Pol Bridge is threatening the historic Safavid monument. The tunnel-boring machine (TBM) is reported to have deviated from its proper route and bumped into a ramp and a lower part of the bridge.

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[CHN English-RSS] CHN | News: Tehran, Jan, 6, 2010: A deviation from the correct course in digging the western end of a tunnel for the Isfahan Metro near the Si-o-Se Pol Bridge is threatening the historic Safavid monument.

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[The Heritage Traveler] ALERT: HERITAGE IN DANGER!: The Tehran Times reports that the Isfahan Metro is now threatening the Si o Seh Pol Bridge (the Bridge of 33 Arches).  Built in 1602 during the reign of Shah Abbas the Great, the bridge is  one of the finest examples of Safavid construction in Isfahan.

[Global Voices Online] Global Voices Online » Iran: Environmentalists Campaign to Save ...: People of Isfahan, as well as many non-governmental organizations have protested against such an unwise project and have demanded that authorities to dig the tunnel farther from the historical parts of the city, and employ precautionary actions to reduce the traffic burden. Nevertheless, the city council has continued its operation without paying any attention to such protests.

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