Fatih Bridge (), a.k.a. Bönce Bridge, is a historic Ottoman bridge in

Edirne Edirne (; ), historically known as Orestias, Adrianople, is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the Edirne Province, province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated from the Greek and from the Bulgarian borders, Edirne was the second c ...

, Turkey. It crosses the Tunca,Ottoman Architecture, John Freely, page 87, 2011 connecting

Edirne Palace Edirne Palace (), or formerly New Imperial Palace (), is a former palace of the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman sultans in Edirne (then known in English as Adrianople), built during the era when the city was the capital of the empire. Few of the palace bu ...

to the city. Constructed by the Ottoman sultan

Mehmed the Conqueror Mehmed II (; , ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror (; ), was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from August 1444 to September 1446 and then later from February 1451 to May 1481. In Mehmed II's first reign, ...

in 1452, the bridge has three arches.

References

Ottoman Architecture, John Freely, page 87, 2011

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Ottoman bridges in Turkey Arch bridges in Turkey Bridges completed in the 15th century Buildings and structures completed in 1452 Transport infrastructure completed in the 1450s Bridges in Edirne Bridges over the Tunca Ottoman architecture in Edirne Road bridges in Turkey Tourist attractions in Edirne {{Turkey-transport-stub