Bridge :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Bridge 16 — 17 cc․

NKR / Kovsakan / Chavndur / Top

Location

The bridge is located across the right tributary of the river Tzav running at the western extremity of Top Village Site, Kashatagh District, Republic of Artsakh (RMK), at an altitude of 780 metres above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 66.
Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 196.

Historical Introduction
16 — 17 cc․

It dates from the 16th to 17th centuries.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 66.
Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 196.

Architectural Description

It is single-span, built of undressed stone and mortar. Span length: 5 metres; passage width: 3.55 metres; height above water level: 4.90 metres.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 66.
Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 196.

Description

Until recently (1980-ies) there was a fine khachkar near the bridge.

Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 196.

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

The right bank pylon (XVI-XVII cent)

Type Photo
Direction From the south
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