Gazi Mihal Bridge

Gazi Mihal Bridge is a historical Ottoman bridge in Edirne, Turkey, it crosses the Tunca.^[1]

History

The bridge was originally built by the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII (1259-1282) but was rebuilt early in the 15th century by the Ottoman frontier lord Gazi Mihal. The original bridge had eight arches but in 1544 the Ottoman sultan Suleyman I added eight arches at its western end. Sultan Mehmed III (1595-1603) added a span with two arches which is called the middle bridge.

References

• Ottoman Architecture, John Freely, page 87, 2011

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