Historic building· Eyüpsultan, İstanbul

Uzun Kemer

Built1554

Uzun Kemer is a historic building in Eyüpsultan, İstanbul; The Uzun Kemer (Long Aqueduct) is an Ottoman aqueduct that formed part of the Kırkçeşme water-supply system, completed in 1563.

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Source: Kültür Envanteri · Wikidata This information is compiled from the sources shown.

The Uzun Kemer (Long Aqueduct) is an Ottoman aqueduct that formed part of the Kırkçeşme water-supply system, completed in 1563. It is one of several aqueduct bridges built by the architect Sinan. It is said to have been constructed over the remains of an earlier Byzantine-era aqueduct that followed the same route.

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