Davazdah Cheshmeh

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Davazdah Cheshmeh
Davazdah Cheshmeh Bridge Iran.jpg
Coordinates 36°28′17″N52°21′21″E / 36.47147°N 52.35583°E / 36.47147; 52.35583
Crosses Haraz River
Locale Amol, Iran
Official nameDavazdah Cheshmeh
Maintained by ICHTO
Heritage status Iran National Heritage List
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Material Stone
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Davazdah Cheshmeh

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]

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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


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