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Kanuni Bridge
Kanuni Bridge. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Kanuni Bridge (Turkish: Kanuni Köprüsü) or Palace Bridge (Saray Köprüsü), is a historic Ottoman bridge in Edirne, Turkey. It crosses the Tunca river, connecting Edirne Palace with the city. It is named after Suleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–1566), known in Turkish by the epithet "the Lawmaker" (Kanuni), who commissioned the construction.

Built in 1554 by the Ottoman master architect Mimar Sinan, the 60-metre-long (200 ft) and 4.50-metre-wide (14.8 ft) bridge has four arches.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.