Historic building· Konak, İzmir

Kervan Köprüsü

Built900 BCLength42.5 ftMaterialstone

Kervan Köprüsü is a historic building in Konak, İzmir; An ancient bridge over the Meles river in İzmir, also known as the Kemer Bridge.

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An ancient bridge over the Meles river in İzmir, also known as the Kemer Bridge. Built around 850 BC, it is regarded as one of the oldest man-made structures still in continuous use. In antiquity the Meles was said to be the birthplace of Homer, and both the river and the bridge appear in Homer's work.

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