Bridge :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Bridge 13 — 14 cc․

NKR / Kashatagh / Shrvakan-2

Location

The bridge is situated over the river Hochants, north of Shervakan Village, Kashatagh District, Republic of Artsakh (RMK), at an altitude of 1,405 metres above sea level. Geographical coordinates: N 39°46°49.52,°° E 46°17°32.19.°°

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 54.
Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 152.

Historical Introduction

Its composition and building peculiarities are typical of the 13th to 14th centuries.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 54.

Architectural Description

Span length: 12.40 metres; passage width: 3.70 metres; height above water level: 7 metres.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 54.
Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 152.

Basalt edge stones of the arch were finely processed, while the second row of the arch masonry was made of coarse basalt. Other parts of the bridge were built of semi-processed or unprocessed stone and mortar. The vault was plastered.

Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 152.

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

Bridge over the Hochants River (XII-XIII cent)

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

Bridge over the Hochants River (XII-XIII cent)

Type Photo
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative

Type Photo
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative

Author http://earth.google.com/

Type Measurement
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Sketch

Measurement by Samvel Karaptian; preparation for publication by Ashot Hakobian