Abdal Köprüsü
Coordinates: 40 ° 12 ′ 58 ″ N , 29 ° 0 ′ 46 ″ E
| Abdal Köprüsü | ||
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| Convicted | earlier road to Mudanya | |
| Crossing of | River Nilüfer | |
| place | Bursa | |
| construction | Stone arch bridge | |
| overall length | 70 m | |
| width | 4.8 m | |
| Number of openings | 12 | |
| completion | 1677 | |
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| Above sea level | 105 m | |
Abdal Köprüsü , also Acemler Köprüsü , German Abdal Bridge , is a stone arch bridge in Bursa built in 1677 , which led the road from the city to Mudanya over the river Nilüfer and today connects the districts of Acemler and Hürriyet. The bridge was restored in 1971 and is now closed to vehicles.
The bridge was built by order of the merchant Abdal Çelebi, who was a Sufi disciple ( Murid ) Niyâzî-i Mısrîs . It is made of sandstone and has 12 arches. Before the restoration, these were only partially visible because they were filled with earth towards the end of the bridge. The bridge is 70 m long and 4.80 m wide. It has a stone parapet and on the northern side an inscription in the middle. This dates back to 1984 when the bridge was being restored. The inscription states 1667 as the year of construction.
source
- Semavi Eyice in: İslâm Ansiklopedisi , vol. 1, p. 63f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nilüfer İlçesindeki Tarihi Eserler. In: Bursada Culture . Retrieved on February 23, 2013 (Turkish, section "Abdal Köprüsü").