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Aquedue du Belgrade (Uzunkemer, Istanbul) - Victor Felix Danvin (1802-1842) - 1840
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Aquedue du Belgrade (Uzunkemer, Istanbul)

ArtistVictor Felix Danvin (1802-1842)
EngraverAugustin François Lemaitre (1797-1870)-Samuel Cholet (1786-1874)
Date1840
TechniqueCopper Engraving
CategoryOttoman Empire And Turkey
SourceTurkey Volume Of L'Univers Pittoresque, Paris

Description

Located in the Belgrade Forest and built by Mimar Sinan in 1563, the Uzun Kemer is an Ottoman aqueduct bridge located on the northern branch of the Kırkçeşme Water Supply System in Istanbul. The arch is two-storey and 711 metres long. It has 50 arches on the lower floor and 47 on the upper floor.