Preservation of an 11th-Century Masonry Bridge in Garni

$219.7K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	Service for the Protection of Historical Environment and Cultural Museum Reservations
Country	Armenia
Start Date	Sep 07, 2011
End Date	Mar 19, 2015
Duration	1,289 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77612-48`

Grant Description

To support the preservation of an 11th-century masonry arch bridge over the River Azat in Garni Gorge, one of Armenias few surviving intact medieval bridges.

The bridges semicircular arch, which spans a distance of 10 meters, abuts a large rock outcropping at one end but has been compromised by a severely deteriorated masonry abutment at the other.

This project involves the restoration and reinforcement of the deteriorated abutment and other measures to ensure safe passage across the bridge.