Shen Bridge :: ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Shen Bridge 1869 y․

NKR / Hadrut / Mariamadzor

Location

The bridge of Shen is situated over a tributary in the vicinity of a spring called Sheni, in Mariamadzor Village, Hadrut District, Republic of Artsakh (RMK).

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 114.

Historical Introduction
1869 y․

The bridge bears three inscriptions carved on separate stones (see the originals in the Armenian text). One of them reports the year of its construction, i.e. 1869.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 114.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Construction 1869 y․

Six lines in the Armenian original carved on the current-resisting facade (the facade looking up-stream) of the bridge:
This spring and bridge are in memory of our parents, David and Grigor Asriyan, 1869.

Engraved on the capstone of the arch: Transl.:
Grigor Asriyan ... I, usta, built...

Carved on the north-eastern part of the bridge:
...Shati David...

Samvel Karapetian, The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 114.

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative

Type Photo
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan