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Band-e Kaisar, Shushtar, Iran. Artist: Aerofilms.

Band-e Kaisar, Shushtar, Iran. Also known as Valerian's Bridge, this bridge and dam was reputedly constructed by captive Roman soldiers in the 3rd century AD after the Sasanian Shah Shapur I's victory over the Roman Emperor. As an overflow dam for the River Karun it forms part of the Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, which is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Band-e Kaisar, Shushtar, Iran. Artist: Aerofilms.

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Band-e Kaisar, Shushtar, Iran. Also known as Valerian's Bridge, this bridge and dam was reputedly constructed by captive Roman soldiers in the 3rd century AD after the Sasanian Shah Shapur I's victory over the Roman Emperor. As an overflow dam for the River Karun it forms part of the Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, which is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Album / Heritage Images / Historic England Archive

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3529 x 3508 px | 35.4 MB

Print size:

29.9 x 29.7 cm | 11.8 x 11.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

3RD CENTURY • AERIAL PHOTO • AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY • AERIAL SHOT • AERIAL VIEW • AEROFILMS • ANCIENT • BAND-E-KAISAR • BIRD'S EYE VIEW • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • BRIDGE OF VALERIAN • BRIDGE • CENTURY • CIVIL ENGINEERING • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • DAM BRIDGE • DAM • GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURE • GEOGRAPHY • HISTORIC • IRAN • IRANIAN • ITALIA • ITALY • KHUZESTAN • LOCATION • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • MYTH: PERSIAN • PERSIA • PERSIAN ART • PERSIAN MYTH • PERSIAN • PHOTOGRAPH • RIVER KARUN • RIVER • ROMAN • ROME • RUIN • RUINED • RUINS • SHUSHTAR • UNESCO • WATER • WORLD HERITAGE SITE