The Ghamshot Bridge

The Ghamshot Bridge

Location

The Ghamshot Bridge is located on the Ghamshot (Ghamilghen) rivulet in Taghaser village, Hadrut region (Fig. 1).

Fig. 1 The general view of the bridge. The photo is from the informative website of Artsakh monuments.

Historical overview

The bridge was constructed in 1939.

Architectural-compositional examination

It is a single-span bridge. The bridge is constructed with rough, unpolished stones and lime mortar (Fig. 2). The stones of the bridge's foundations and the arch's edges are relatively polished. The span measures 5 meters in length, 6 meters in width, and 4 meters in height.

A star-shaped ornament is depicted on the upper part of the arch's central stone, and the date of construction "1939" is carved to the right of it (Fig. 3).

Fig. 2 The general view of the bridge. The photo is from the informative website of Artsakh monuments.

Fig. 3 The inscription on the bridge. The photo is from the informative website of Artsakh monuments.

The condition before, during, and after the war                                 

The bridge was functional prior to the war. There is no information about the bridge's condition after the war.

Bibliographic examination

Bibliographic information is lacking on the bridge.

Bibliography

The description of the monument is based on the information contained in the monument's certificate prepared by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of Artsakh.

The Ghamshot Bridge
The Ghamshot Bridge
The Ghamshot Bridge
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