Davazdah Cheshmeh

Davazdah Cheshmeh
Coordinates	36°28′17″N 52°21′21″E
Crosses	Haraz River
Locale	Amol, Iran
Official name	Davazdah Cheshmeh
Maintained by	ICHTO
Heritage status	Iran National Heritage List
Characteristics
Material	Stone
Location

Davazdah Cheshmeh, also called the Davazdah Pelleh (old name Haraz Bridge), is a bridge in Amol, Iran.[1] The bridge is a monument Mazandaran.[2] The Bridge is located in the center of the city, near Moalagh Bridge and connects the east of the city to the western sector and the longest bridge on Haraz River with the total length of 127.40 metres (418.0 ft). The same was constructed in the 18th century.[3] Mohammad Hassan Khan Etemad al-Saltanah says About history Davazdah Cheshmeh, that though the bridge was there before the Safavid era, it was completed during time of Abbas I of Persia.[4][5] The Sasanian Empire built on a grand scale. The artists and materials they used were brought from all territories. was laid out with an extensive park with bridges, gardens, colonnaded palaces and open column pavilions.[6]

Notes

• General Specifications of Mazandaran Province – Ministry of Industry
• Persia and the Persian Question – Page 381

References

1. "Architecture of Iran: Bridge". Archived from the original on 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
2. Davazdah Pelleh, Itto
3. Iranian architecture, Iran-Gazette
4. Mazandaran, English.irib
5. Twelve Springs Bridge, To-Iran
6. Venez avec nous, en Iran