Photo by Gayane Budaghyan
The bridge of Hin Tʻaghaseṛ
Monument
Monument type
Bridge Given name
The bridge of Hin Tʻaghaseṛ Other names
The bridge of Hin Shen initial, sequential and current
The bridge was built in 1763. Before the 2020 war, the bridge was in a fair condition and was in use. No information is available on the state of the bridge after the war. Original ownership and affiliation
Village Tʻaghaseṛ The name of conservation unit
Bridge A topographic report
Region, community, settlement
Located in the Myus Haband region of Artsakh province in historical Greater Armenia, until 2020, in Taghaser village, Hadrut region, the Republic of Artsakh. Address
The Republic of Artsakh, Hadrut region, Tʻaghaseṛ village, Hin Taghaser settlement. Seized by Azerbaijan in October 2020. Topography
The bridge of Hin Shen Distance and location from community
Located 2,5 km north-west from Tʻaghaseṛ village, on a Parzaget seasonal creek that flows along the southern edge of Hin Taghaser settlement. Site elevation above sea level
910 m high above sea level Hydrography
Built on Parzaget creek Description
The bridge connects the two sections of Hin Tʻaghaseṛ located on the left and right banks of Parzaget creek. It was significant for Togh, the centre of Dizak Melikdom, for surrounding villages and other southern settlements of the melikdom stretching to the Araks river valley. Prior to the war of 2020, the bridge was in a fair state and was in use. No information is available on the state of the bridge after the war. The bridge is a single-span barrel bridge, built of rough stone, the arches are of ashlar. The bridge has a building inscription. "The bridge is in memory of P‘erav [P‘eri], the wife of Paghtasar the son of Yapon Ekan, [in] 1763, [for who] ask the Lord for mercy just once"1 («Յիշատակ է գար|մուճս Յապոն | Եկանի որդի Պաղտ| [աս]արին կողագից Փէրա|վին ՌՄԺԲ (1763) ու(մ)ն / մէկ բերան Աս[տուա]ծ ողորմի»).Historical record
Cultural characteristics, period, century (centuries)
18th century, Melikdom of Dizak Documents for dating: Justification of the date based on epigraphy.
Descriptive-Characterization Report
Architectural overview: architectural composition
A single-span barrel bridge Building material (type, colour)
Limestone, lime mortar Methods of construction (processing of construction material, masonry, size, type, cladding)
Built with rough and ashlar limestone and lime mortar Finishing and decoration
The dressing of the bridge is extremely modest. There are two ashlar stones on the left pier on the front facing the flow that carry a sculpted cross and the building inscription. Type
A single-span barrel bridge Dimensions: length
7,6 m Dimensions: width
3 m Dimensions: height
3 m Length of span
3,68 m Value
The bridge is the only mediaeval monument of Taghaser that has a preserved inscription. The mention of Melikdom of Dizak in the inscription testifies to its importance. ----------------------------
1See the different readings of the inscription in Measurements
The bridge of Hin Tʻaghaser
Measurement by Samvel Karapetyan (RAA)
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