Tahis Bridge :: ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Tahis Bridge 15 — 16 cc․

NKR / Hadrut / Mets Tagher

Location

This bridge stretches over the river Ishkhanaget, in the area between Metz Taghk and Togh Villages in Hadrut District, Republic of Artsakh (RMK).
Geographical coordinates: N 39°36°23.86,°° E 46°57°09.17.°°

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 56.

Historical Introduction
15 — 16 cc․

A comparative study of the composition and building features of this single-span structure of undressed stone and mortar allows us to trace it back to the 15th to 16th centuries.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 56.

Architectural Description

Span length: 6.95 metres; passage width: 3.30 metres; height above water level: 4.80 metres.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 56.

Type Photo
Author Samvel Karapetyan

The bridge of Tayis across the river Ishkhan

Type Photo
Author Samvel Karapetyan

The bridge of Tayis across the river Ishkhan

Type Photo
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative

Type Measurement
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Sketch

Measurement by Samvel Karaptian; preparation for publication by Ashot Hakobian

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Tayisi