Gorica Bridge or Kurt Ahmed Pasha bridge () over the Osum river is a landmark in the city of

Berat Berat (; sq-definite, Berati) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Berat County and Berat Municipality. By air, it is north of Gjirokastër, west of Korçë, south of Tirana, and ea ...

Albania Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...

. It is one of the oldest and most popular Ottoman bridges in

. It connects two parts of Berat, was originally built from wood in 1780 and was rebuilt with stone in the 1920s. The seven-arch bridge is long and wide and is built about above the average water level. The bridge was renovated in year 2015 by Bashkia Berat (the Municipality of Berat). According to local legend, the original wooden bridge contained a dungeon in which a girl would be incarcerated and starved to appease the spirits responsible for the safety of the bridge. Gorica bridge Berat Albania 2018

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Ottoman bridges in Albania Buildings and structures in Berat Tourist attractions in Berat {{Albania-bridge-struct-stub