Английская Википедия:Arkadiko Bridge

Материал из Онлайн справочника
Перейти к навигацииПерейти к поиску

Шаблон:Infobox bridge

The Arkadiko Bridge or Kazarma Bridge is a Mycenaean bridge near the modern road from Tiryns to Epidauros in Argolis on the Peloponnese, Greece. The stone crossing, which is dated to the Greek Bronze Age, is one of the oldest arch bridges still in existence which is still crossable today. It is the oldest preserved bridge in Europe.[1][2]

The corbel arch bridge was constructed during the Mycenaean Period in a typical Cyclopean style contemporary to the Late Helladic period (III) (ca. 1300–1190 BC). The bridge, which is Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide at the base and Шаблон:Convert high, spans a Шаблон:Convert culvert. The width of the roadway is about Шаблон:Convert.[2]

Arkadiko Bridge was part of a military highway between the two cities of Tiryns to Epidauros which formed part of a wider Hellenic road network. The sophisticated layout of the bridge and the alignment of the road indicate that the bridge could be used by chariots.[2] Three thousand years later, the bridge remains in local use.[3]

Other Mycenaean bridges in Argolis

Файл:Arkadiko1.jpg
The Mycenaean Bridge II (Petrogephyri bridge) about Шаблон:Convert west of Arkadiko Bridge.

The Arkadiko Bridge is one of four known Mycenaean corbel arch bridges near Arkadiko in Argolis. They are all of similar design and age and belong to the same Bronze Age highway between the two cities of Tiryns to Epidauros. One of them is the Petrogephyri bridge, which crosses the same stream Шаблон:Convert to the west of the Arkadiko bridge.[4] The structure, which is otherwise similar in size and appearance, has a larger span and a slightly higher vault. It remains in use as part of a locally used track.[1]

A fifth, well-preserved Mycenaean bridge is located in the wider region at Lykotroupi in northern Argolis, where it was part of another Mycenaean main road.[5][6] Its measurements are close to the Arkadiko Bridge: Шаблон:Convert wide at the bottom, Шаблон:Convert at the top and with a corbelled arch span of a little more than a metre. The road still features stone curbs which would have kept the wheels of fast-moving chariots away from the bridge's edge.[2]

References

Шаблон:Reflist

Further reading

External links

Шаблон:Commonscat-inline

Шаблон:Coord

  1. 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite book
  2. 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 Шаблон:Cite journal
  3. Шаблон:Cite web
  4. Location of the Mycenaean Bridge II (Μυκηναϊκή Γέφυρα ΙΙ - Petrogephyri bridge)Шаблон:Coord
  5. Location of Mycenaean Bridge V (Μυκηναικη Γεφυρα Λυκοτρουπι) Шаблон:Coordinates
  6. Шаблон:YouTube