Chaharbagh, Isfahan

Chahar Bagh Boulevard (Persian: چهارباغ, translation: Four Gardens) is a historical avenue in Isfahan constructed in the Safavid era of Iran. This histories street is very similar to the Champs-Élysées in Paris, which some visitors called the Champs-Élysées of Isfahan.

The avenue, historically, is the most famous in all of Persia. It connects the northern parts of the city to the southern sections and is about 6 kilometers long. On the east side of this street, there are the Hasht Behesht and Chehel Sotoun gardens.^[1]

Origin of name

The avenue was named "Chahar Bagh" because Shah Abbas the Great had bought four vineyards in the city to secure the right-of-way.^[2]

History

Shah Abbas I was the king who changed his capital from Qazvin to Esfahan and decided to pour all the country's artistic wealth into that central spot which has been dubbed for centuries "Nisfi Jahan" or "Half the World". The chief architect of this task of urban planning was Shaykh Bahai (Baha' ad-Din al-'Amili),^[3] who focused the programme on two key features of Shah Abbas's master plan: the Chahar Bagh avenue, flanked at either side by all the prominent institutions of the city, such as the residences of all foreign dignitaries, and the Naqsh-e Jahan Square ("Exemplar of the World").^[4][5] After the opening of the enghelab metro station, chaharbagh abbasi,the middle section of avenue, was pedestrianized.[1]

Sections

Chahar Bagh Street

Native name	خيابان چهار باغ (Persian)
Length	5.5 km (3.4 mi)
Location	Esfahan
North end	Shohada Squrare
South end	Azadi Squrare

Chaharbagh Pa'in

Chaharbagh Pa'in, or lower Chaharbagh, (Persian: چهارباغ پایین) is the northern section of the avenue. This part of Chaharbagh is from Shohada Square to Darvazeh Dowlat.

Detailed characteristics
From North to South
Continues as: Kaveh Boulevard
Shohada Square	Foruqi Street Ebn-e Sina Street Modares Street Shohada Metro Station
Takhti Junction	Masjed-e Seyyed Street Abdorrazaq Street Takhti Metro Station
Imam Hosein Square	Sepah Street Bagh Goldasteh Street Taleqani Street Babolrahmat Street Imam Hossein Metro Station
Continues as: Chaharbagh Abbasi
From South to North

Chaharbagh Abbasi

Chaharbagh Abbasi, (Persian: چهارباغ عباسی) is the middle section of the avenue. This part of Chaharbagh is from Darvazeh Dowlat to Northern 33 pol at Enqelab Square.

Detailed characteristics
From North to South
Continues as: Chaharbagh Pa'in
Imam Hosein Square	Sepah Street Bagh Goldasteh Street Taleqani Street Babolrahmat Street Imam Hossein Metro Station
	Sheykh Bahaei
	Amadegah Street
	Abbasabad Street
Enqelab Square	Si-o-se Pol Motahari Street Kamaloddin Esmaeil Street Enqelab Metro Station
From South to North

Chaharbagh Bala

Chaharbagh Bala, or upper Chaharbagh, (Persian: چهارباغ بالا) is the southern section of the avenue. This part of Chaharbagh is from southern 33 pol to Azadi Square.

Detailed characteristics
From North to South
	Si-o-se Pol Mellat Street Ayenekhaneh Street
Si-o-se Pol Metro Station
Nazar Junction	Nazar Street Mir Fendereski Street
Shari'ati Metro Station
	Shari'ati Street Nikbakht Street
Azadi Metro Station
Azadi Square	Azadegan Boulevard Daneshgah Boulevard
Continues as: Hezar Jarib Boulevard
From South to North

References

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