[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [Storia do Mogor](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci) › [Storia do Mogor (Irvine)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine) › 38.2 # Storia do Mogor 38.2 Storia do Mogor (Irvine) 38.2 - **Language:** English ### [38.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.38.2) The second bridge, which is the finest of them all, is called the bridge of Xiras (Shiraz), thus named because when going from Isfahan to Shiraz you cross over it. This bridge consists of three stories, besides the chief one, which is in the middle. The king goes there sometimes with his harem, and he can descend to the water without being seen. By all these stories you can cross from one side of the river to the other. The water runs over dressed stones, made artificially high or low, so as to produce waves pleasing to behold. I noticed that the houses of Isfahan and those throughout Persia, seen from the front, are not pleasing, being all made of clay ; but they are lovely inside, and highly decorated. They have both large and small gardens, with good fruit-trees — that is to say, pears, apples, peaches, apricots, mulberries, sweet and sour quinces, like the apples of Europe, vines of Boas Vuas, and vineyards of Vuas, grapes without stones, which are called " quiximis " (kishmish), many kinds of plums — and all the varieties of flowers that grow in Europe ; for the Armenians are very fond of growing European flowers, and present them to the Persian nobles. The Persians, as also the Moguls, are fond of flowers and perfumes. - [Previous: 38.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.38.1) - [Next: 38.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.38.3) - [Up: 38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.38) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.38.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.38.2) · Pramāṇa