Half Of The World

The sun sat low when we entered Isfahan, casting a warm yellow light. We stopped at a spot along the bank of the Zayandeh River, a waterway that bisects the city. “Cross that bridge and take your time. I will drive around and meet you on the other side,” our guide shouted and drove off. The river we now stood next to separated the dominantly Muslim part on the north from the Zoroastrian and Armenian neighborhoods on the south. In front of us was the Khaju Bridge, a pedestrian walkway spanning the river. It was constructed in its current form in 1650 CE under Shah Abbas II, the seventh ruler of the Safavid Dynasty. <a href="https://medium.com/in-living-color/half-of-the-world-0eafea040eb9">Click Here</a>