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[[File:Davazdah Cheshmeh Bridge Iran.jpg|thumb|View of the bridge]][[File:Pol-e-Davazdah Cheshmeh.JPG|thumb|At night]]

'''Davazdah Cheshmeh,''' also called the '''Davazdah Pelleh''' (old name ''Haraz Bridge''), is a bridge in [[Amol]], [[Iran]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iran.com.ve/arquitectura.html |title=Architecture of Iran: Bridge |access-date=2017-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815060825/http://iran.com.ve/arquitectura.html |archive-date=2017-08-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The bridge is a monument [[Mazandaran]].<ref>[http://www.itto.org/tourismattractions/?sight=277&name=Darvazeh+Pelleh+Bridge Davazdah Pelleh, Itto]</ref> 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&nbsp;ft). The same was constructed in the 18th century.<ref>[https://www.irangazette.com/en/12/439-iran-iranian-architecture.html Iranian architecture, Iran-Gazette]</ref> [[Mohammad Hasan Khan E'temad os-Saltaneh|Mohammad Hassan Khan Etemad al-Saltanah]] says About history Davazdah Cheshmeh, that though the bridge was there before the [[Safavid dynasty|Safavid]] era, it was completed during time of [[Abbas I of Persia]].<ref>[http://english.irib.ir/analysis/item/54567-mazandaran?tmpl=component&print=1 Mazandaran, English.irib]</ref><ref>[http://www.toiran.com/en/historical_sites/twelve_springs_bridge Twelve Springs Bridge, To-Iran]</ref> The Achaemenids[[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.<ref>[http://french.irib.ir/programmes/iran/venez-avec-nous,-en-iran/item/249675-venez-avec-nous,-en-iran-67 Venez avec nous, en Iran]</ref>

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