Red Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 40°10′18″N44°30′00″E / 40.17160°N 44.49995°E /40.17160; 44.49995 |
| Crosses | Hrazdan River |
| Locale | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Redtuff |
| Total length | 80 m |
| Height | 11 m |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Khoja-plav (reconstructed) |
| Construction end | 1679 reconstructed in 1830 |
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TheRed Bridge (Armenian:Կարմիր կամուրջ,Karmir kamurj; also known as theOld Bridge of Hrazdan; and also known asBridge of Khoja Plav,Խոջա Փլավի կամուրջ,Khoja Plavi kamurj) is a ruined 17th-century bridge built of redtuff on theHrazdan River inYerevan, Armenia.
The bridge was also called "Khoja-plav bridge" for Khoja-plav, a wealthy man fromKanaker who financed its reconstructruction.[1]
The total length of the bridge was 80 meters and its height was 11 meters. It had 4 arches. Two were in the middle and were squiggly, the other two arches were on the banks of the Hrazdan River.[2]
An earlier bridge in the same place was ruined by the1679 Armenia earthquake.[citation needed]
