Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Kanuni Sultan Suleyman bridge or Buyukçekmece Bridge. Buyukçekmece, near Istanbul. It was built by Sinan on a commission from Selim II, 16th century. Engraving by Lemaitre, Danvin and Lepetit. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840.

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