Yalnızgöz Bridge Explained

Yalnızgöz Bridge
Native Name:Yalnızgöz Köprüsü
Coordinates:41.6828°N 26.5467°W
Crosses:Meriç
Locale:Edirne, Turkey
Other Name:Bridge)
Material:Stone
Number Spans:1

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.

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Notes and References

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