History and archaeology / Bridge
Gazi Mihal Bridge
Merkez, Edirne
One of the city's oldest bridges, over the Tunca, with Byzantine foundations and widened several times by the Ottomans.
Its story
The first form of Gazi Mihal Bridge was built in the Byzantine period; the bridge was rebuilt in the early 15th century by the Ottoman frontier lord Gazi Mihal. Süleyman the Magnificent had new arches added to its western end in 1544, and a two-arched section was also added in the reign of Mehmed III. At the head of the bridge stands the mosque commissioned by Gazi Mihal. On walks along the Tunca, the bridge's arches from different periods are easy to tell apart.
Key facts
- River
- Tunca
- Period
- Byzantine foundations, 15th–16th-century Ottoman
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
- Hiking
Location
41.67670, 26.54170
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazi_Mihal_K%C3%B6pr%C3%BCs%C3%BC | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazi_Mihal_Bridge | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16838524