Tabiat Bridge Iran Tehran

in iran •  6 years ago 

The Tabi'at Bridge (Persian: Pole Tabiat‎ which literally means Nature Bridge) is the largest pedestrian overpass built in Tehran, Iran. The 270-meter (890 ft) bridge connects two public parks—Taleghani Park and Abo-Atash Park—by spanning Modarres Expressway, one of the main highways in northern Tehran. The word tabiat means "nature" in the Persian language.

The bridge was designed by Leila Araghian and Alireza Behzadi/ Diba Tensile Architecture. It has won several awards, including the Popular Choice Prize for Highways & Bridges from the Architizer A+ Awards, a global architectural competition based in New York, and the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

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