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Ponte Piccolo (Kutchuk Tchekmedje, Istanbul) - Victor Felix Danvin (1802-1842) - 1840
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Ponte Piccolo (Kutchuk Tchekmedje, Istanbul)

ArtistVictor Felix Danvin (1802-1842)
EngraverAugustin François Lemaitre (1797-1870)-William Alexander Le Petit (1804-1896)
Date1840
TechniqueCopper Engraving
CategoryOttoman Empire And Turkey
SourceTurkey Volume Of L'Univers Pittoresque, Paris

Description

Kucukcekmece Bridge, located at the point where Kucukcekmece Lake meets the Sea of ​​Marmara, was built by Mimar Sinan in 1560 upon the instructions of Suleiman the Magnificent. The stone bridge, which is 227 meters long and approximately 7 meters wide, has 13 arches.