Kiz Bridge (, ) is a historical bridge near the
Mianeh in
East Azerbaijan
East Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz.
The province is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil province, West Azerbaijan province ...
.
The age of the bridge is unknown, some
archaeologist
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s date it to the
Sassanid
The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranian peoples, Iranians"), was an List of monarchs of Iran, Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, th ...
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.
File:Kizil Hauzen Bridge by Eugène Flandin.jpg, The painting by Eugène Flandin
Jean-Baptiste Eugène Napoléon Flandin (15 August 1809 in Naples – 29 September 1889 in Tours), French orientalist, painter, archaeologist, and politician. Flandin's archeological drawings and some of his military paintings are valued mor ...
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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{{commons category, Pol-e Dokhtar (Qezel Uzan)
Meyaneh County
Bridges in Iran
Buildings and structures in East Azerbaijan province
Buildings and structures on the Iran National Heritage List