Tekke Bridge

Historical / Zara, Turkiye, Central Anatolia, Sivas


Tekke Bridge

It is located in Şeyhmerzuban District, formerly Tekke Village, 5 km from Zara District, near Şeyh Merzuban Tomb and takes its name from the lodge here. It was made of cut stone with two eyes on Acısu Stream, one of the branches of Kızılırmak. Although there is no written source or inscription on the bridge, its construction date is not known, but considering its architectural style and materials used, it was built in the 19th century in the Late Ottoman Period. It appears to have been made around

The entire bridge was made of cut stones, and the slopes of the two sides of the bridge facing the river were also built with cut stones. in the middle; The narrow faces of the cut stone foot carrying two round arches are circular in section. On these narrow faces, hemispherical spurs are between the stirrups. The side railings, which are about 0.60 meters high, are also made of block cut stone. Its width is 4.50 meters and its height is 14 meters.

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