Secrets of Khaaju Bridge

Iranian Cultural Heritage as portrayed by the French Painter EUGENE-NAPOLEON FLANDIN

Voyage to Persia
(1840-1841)
Produced as a fill-length television film an 13 short films, the series introduces Iran's cultural heritage as retold through
designs and travelogue of French painter and globetrotter, Eugene Flandin

The birds are returning to their nests. The day has reached its end.
The "Khaajoo" Bridge,lying peacefully in the bosom of the
Zaayande Rood waters, still bears witness to the passage of
centuries and hides its secrets within its breast. Enchanted by
the magic of the oriental architecture, I am still here drawing.
The golden reflection of the torches in the galleries and the
chatter of the coffeehouse's late night customers mingle with
the cool, pleasant evening breeze. The fish from the fountains
in the "bakhtiari"Mountains pick seeds of light from the Tonight
in the 25 th of septamber 1840.
I leave the memory of drawing these sketches with the blue waves
of the Zaayande Rood,to carry to those, who will come in the future.