Kiz Bridge
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Kiz Bridge قیز کؤرپوسو پل دختر | |
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| Kiz Bridge | |
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| Crosses | Qizil Üzan |
| Locale | Mianeh, Iran |
| Other name | Qizil Üzan Bridge |
| History | |
| Construction end | Seljuk Empire era |
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Kiz Bridge (Persian: پلدختر, Azerbaijani: قيز کؤرپۆسۆ, romanized: Qız Körpüsü) is a historical bridge near the Mianeh in East Azerbaijan.
The age of the bridge is unknown, some archaeologists date it to the Sassanid era while other attribute to as being 8th century AD Muslim era construct. The bridge is constructed of three arches with the center arch narrower than the respective side arches.
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The painting by Eugène Flandin in 1840
The bridge was partly destroyed in December 1946 by communist separatists of the "Democrat Party of Azerbaijan" in a futile attempt to halt the advance of the Imperial Iranian Army.
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