The Grand Architect Sinan son of Abdülmennan Ağa built this noteworthy bridge in the year at the command of Sultan Süleyman. It rises into the sky li… - Evliya Çelebi

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The Grand Architect Sinan son of Abdülmennan Ağa built this noteworthy bridge in the year at the command of Sultan Süleyman. It rises into the sky like a rainbow, spanning the water from one cliff to the other, a single arch like the in Baghdad. The flows beneath it in the middle of the city of . Each end of the bridge is a fortified castle, so it is impossible to pass from one side of the city to the other without crossing this bridge.

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About Evliya Çelebi

Derviş Mehmed Zillî (25 March 1611 – 1682), known as Evliya Çelebi (Ottoman Turkish: اوليا چلبى), was an Ottoman explorer who travelled through the territory of the Ottoman Empire and neighboring lands over a period of forty years, recording his commentary in a travelogue called the Seyâhatnâme ("Book of Travel").

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Native Name: اولیا چلبی
Alternative Names: Derviş Mehmed Zillî Evliya Celebi

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