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Yalnızgöz_Bridge Latitude and Longitude:

41°40′58″N 26°32′48″E / 41.68276°N 26.54665°E / 41.68276; 26.54665
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Yalnızgöz Bridge

Yalnızgöz Köprüsü
Yalnızgöz Bridge over the Tunca in Edirne.
Coordinates 41°40′58″N 26°32′48″E / 41.68276°N 26.54665°E / 41.68276; 26.54665
Crosses Meriç
Locale Edirne, Turkey
Other name(s)Bridge)
Characteristics
MaterialStone
No. of spans1
Location

Yalnızgöz Bridge ( Turkish: Yalnızgöz Köprüsü) is a historic Ottoman bridge in Edirne, Turkey. It crosses the Tunca. [1]

The bridge is a single span constructed during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Selim II (r. 1566-1574). Yalnızgöz means "lone arch". It connects together with Bayezid II Bridge the Complex of Sultan Bayezid II with the city.

References

  1. ^ Ottoman Architecture, John Freely, page 87, 2011