stone arch bridges of Zagori
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The stone arch bridges of Zagori are a network of historic, elegantly crafted stone bridges in the Zagori region of Epirus, Greece, renowned for their traditional architecture and integration into the mountainous landscape.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zagori stone bridges | 1 |
| stone arch bridges of Zagori canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage ensemble
ⓘ
group of stone arch bridges ⓘ traditional infrastructure ⓘ |
| approximateCount | dozens of individual bridges ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | stone arch bridge ⓘ |
| builtFor |
connecting isolated mountain villages
ⓘ
facilitating trade routes ⓘ |
| construction |
dry stone masonry
ⓘ
voussoir stone arches ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| feature |
asymmetrical arches adapted to terrain
ⓘ
cobbled deck ⓘ parapet walls ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Kokkoros Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kontodimos Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Lazaridis Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Misios Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Noutsos Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Plakidas Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | traditional architecture of Epirus ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ottoman era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Zagori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dilofo, Zagori
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kipi, Zagori NERFINISHED ⓘ Koukouli, Zagori NERFINISHED ⓘ Vitsa, Zagori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Vikos Gorge tributaries
ⓘ
Voidomatis River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Greek cultural heritage authorities
ⓘ
local communities ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elegant stone arches
ⓘ
integration into mountainous landscape ⓘ traditional construction techniques ⓘ |
| partOf | Pindus Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | traditional stone masons of Epirus ⓘ |
| significance |
example of vernacular engineering
ⓘ
symbol of Zagori cultural identity ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
abandonment
ⓘ
extreme weather events ⓘ natural erosion ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
hiking tourism ⓘ |
| transportNetworkRole | historic mule paths ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pack animal routes
ⓘ
pedestrian crossing ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zagori stone bridges