Yalnızgöz Bridge

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Yalnızgöz Bridge
Yalnızgöz Köprüsü
File:Edirne Yalnizgoz Bridge.JPG
Yalnızgöz Bridge over the Tunca in Edirne.
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Crosses Meriç
Locale Edirne, Turkey
Other name(s) Bridge)
Characteristics
Material Stone
Number of spans 1
Yalnızgöz Bridge is located in Turkey
Yalnızgöz Bridge
Yalnızgöz Bridge
Location of Yalnızgöz Bridge in Turkey

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 Bayezid II Külliye Health Museum with the city.

References

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


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