Located some 6 km from the city centre, the bridge spans the small mountain River Besletka, and dates back to the late 12th century. Thirty-five meters in overall length (the arch itself is 13.3 m) and eight meters high, this single-arch bridge is one of the most illustrative examples of the medieval bridge design popular during the reign of Tamar of Georgia (r. 1184-1213) who is traditionally credited to have commissioned the construction of the Beslet bridge. A contemporary inscription in the early Georgian asomtavruli alphabet reads: "Christ the Lord, glorify in every possible way in both lives." An engraved cross and the GreekΤ have survived in the lower part of the left pillar of the bridge. A stone stele with Georgian inscriptions stood at the head of the bridge, but was lost during the War in Abkhazia early in the 1990s. In the vicinity of the bridge are ruins of medieval defense towers, a testimony to strategic importance of the locality.
Bridge of Besleti has been given the status of national importance monument.
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besleti, bridge, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, november, 2020, learn, when. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Besleti Bridge Georgian ბესლეთის ხიდი also known as the Queen Tamar s Bridge Georgian თამარის ხიდი is a medieval arched stone bridge at Sukhumi Georgia s breakaway republic of Abkhazia Besleti Bridgeბესლეთის ხიდიThe Queen Tamar s BridgeCoordinates43 01 50 N 41 04 34 E 43 03064 N 41 07610 E 43 03064 41 07610CrossesBesletka RiverLocaleGeorgiaOther name s Queen Tamar s BridgeHeritage statusImmovable Cultural Monument of National Significance of GeorgiaOfficial nameBesleti BridgeDesignatedNovember 7 2006 16 years ago 2006 11 07 Item Number in Cultural Heritage Portal9821Date of entry in the registryOctober 1 2007 16 years ago 2007 10 01 CharacteristicsDesignarched stone bridgeMaterialStoneLocationLocated some 6 km from the city centre the bridge spans the small mountain River Besletka and dates back to the late 12th century Thirty five meters in overall length the arch itself is 13 3 m and eight meters high this single arch bridge is one of the most illustrative examples of the medieval bridge design popular during the reign of Tamar of Georgia r 1184 1213 who is traditionally credited to have commissioned the construction of the Beslet bridge A contemporary inscription in the early Georgian asomtavruli alphabet reads Christ the Lord glorify in every possible way in both lives An engraved cross and the Greek T have survived in the lower part of the left pillar of the bridge A stone stele with Georgian inscriptions stood at the head of the bridge but was lost during the War in Abkhazia early in the 1990s In the vicinity of the bridge are ruins of medieval defense towers a testimony to strategic importance of the locality Bridge of Besleti has been given the status of national importance monument Wikimedia Commons has media related to Besleti Bridge Sources Edit in Georgian Tsitsishvili I Ukleba D Besleti in Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia vol 2 pp 341 2 Tbilisi 1977 in English Lidiia Dubinskaia 1985 The Soviet Union A Guide amp Reference Book p 283 Raduga Publishers Cultural heritage in Abkhazia Tbilisi 2015 nbsp This article about transport in the country of Georgia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Abkhazia related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Besleti Bridge amp oldid 1073459225, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
