Halivori Bridge :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Halivori Bridge 1835 y․

NKR / Hadrut / Mets Tagher

Location

The bridge of Halivor lies over the river Ishkhanaget, 2 kilometres south-west of Metz Taghk Village, Hadrut District, Republic of Artsakh (RMK).
Geographical coordinates: N 39°36°39.26,°° E 46°56°01.40.°°

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 104.

Historical Introduction
1835 y․

According to its construction inscription (42 x 30 centimetres)—seven lines in the Armenian original—preserved on its facade looking downstream, it was built in 1835 (see the inscription in the Armenian text).

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 104.

Architectural Description

Span length: 5.50 metres; passage width: 3.0 metres.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 104.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Construction 1835 y․

According to its construction inscription (42 x 30 centimetres)—seven lines in the Armenian original—preserved on its facade looking downstream, it was built in 1835 (see the inscription in the Armenian text).
This bridge is in memory of Gevorg’s son Harutiun. I built it for my parents. May passers-by pray for their souls, 1284 (1835).

Samvel Karapetian, The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 104.

Type Photo
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative

Type Photo
Author Samvel Karapetyan

Halivori Bridge (1835) across the river Ishkhan, Hadrut District,

Type Photo
Author Samvel Karapetyan

Type Measurement
Author Ashot Hakobian
Source Sketch