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Malabade Bridge

Turkey / / Silvan / Malabade

Location

This single-span bridge is situated near Malabade Village, Diarbekir District, Diarbekir Province.

Hakobian Ashot, Archaeological Excavations and Restoration of Monuments in Western Armenia, in: "Vardzk", 2011, N 4, p. 18.

Restoration

The walls of its two piers have been covered with plaster on which scribbled lines have been made to create resemblance to stonework. During the preparation of the plaster ground, the workers dug into the walls to some extent, which damaged the outer surface of the old stones.

Hakobian Ashot, Archaeological Excavations and Restoration of Monuments in Western Armenia, in: "Vardzk", 2011, N 4, pp. 18-19.

Type Photo
View General
Author Raffi Kortoshian
Source Colour Negative
Date 2007 y․

A general view of the “restored” bridge

Type Photo
View Partial view
Author Raffi Kortoshian
Source Colour Negative
Date 2007 y․