Bridge :: ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Bridge 11 — 13 cc․

NKR / Kashatagh / Dziasar

Location

Not far from the mill, about 200 m away up the river course there was a medieval bridge also destroyed (presumably dating back to the XI-XIII cent).

Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, pp. 155, 157.

This single-span bridge extends across the river Hochants, north of Dziasar (Sonasar) Village, Kashatagh District, Republic of Artsakh (RMK).

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 38.

Architectural Description

Its only vestige is its left-bank pier built of undressed stone and mortar. The cornerstones of the vault-bearing arch of the bridge are finely-finished. Span length: 8.40 metres; passage width: 2.80 metres.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 38.

Historical Introduction
12 — 13 cc․

Its building features trace it back to the 12th to 13th centuries.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 38.

Repairs
16 — 17 cc․

It also bears the traces of some repairs carried out between the 16th and 17th centuries.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 38.

Description

The right bank pylon was totally swept away by floods, frequent in this part of the region, and only the left pylon remained of what had once been a single span bridge. The width of the passage in the preserved part of the bridge is 2.8 m.

Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 157.

Type Photo
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative

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