Fatih Bridge ( tr, Fatih Köprüsü), a.k.a. Bönce Bridge, is a historic
Ottoman bridge in
Edirne
Edirne (, ), formerly known as Adrianople or Hadrianopolis ( Greek: Άδριανούπολις), is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated from the Greek and from the Bulgarian borders ...
, Turkey. It crosses the
Tunca,
[Ottoman Architecture, John Freely, page 87, 2011] connecting
Edirne Palace to the city.
Constructed by the Ottoman sultan
Mehmed the Conqueror
Mehmed II ( ota, محمد ثانى, translit=Meḥmed-i s̱ānī; tr, II. Mehmed, ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror ( ota, ابو الفتح, Ebū'l-fetḥ, lit=the Father of Conquest, links=no; tr, Fâtih Su ...
in 1452, the bridge has three arches.
References
Ottoman Architecture, John Freely, page 87, 2011
External links
Ottoman bridges in Turkey
Arch bridges in Turkey
Bridges completed in 1452
Bridges in Edirne
Bridges over the Tunca
Ottoman architecture in Edirne
Road bridges in Turkey
Tourist attractions in Edirne
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