{"id":1157,"date":"2025-11-01T10:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T02:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malaysiatravelpedia.com\/theia\/?p=1157"},"modified":"2025-11-01T10:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T02:12:10","slug":"stone-bridge-tas-kopru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malaysiatravelpedia.com\/theia\/?p=1157","title":{"rendered":"Stone Bridge (Ta\u015f K\u00f6pr\u00fc)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Stone Bridge<\/strong>, or Ta\u015f K\u00f6pr\u00fc<\/strong> (meaning “Stone Bridge” in Turkish), is a significant historical landmark located in the city of Kars, Turkey. It spans the Kars River<\/strong> and sits near the base of the prominent Kars Castle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bridge was originally commissioned in 1579<\/strong> under the Ottoman Sultan Murad III as part of a larger urban development program led by Lala Mustafa Pasha. It was constructed using meticulously cut basalt blocks<\/strong>, characteristic of the region’s architecture. The original structure was a three-arch bridge, measuring approximately $53.5 \\text{ m}$ long and $8.40 \\text{ m}$ wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the original structure was damaged and ultimately destroyed by a flood. It was subsequently rebuilt in 1719<\/strong> by Karahano\u011flu Hac\u0131 Ebubekir Bey, one of Kars’s local leaders, who restored it closely to its original design, leading it to sometimes be known as the Karahano\u011flu Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ta\u015f K\u00f6pr\u00fc remains a functional and actively used part of the city, serving pedestrians and vehicles. Its historical architecture makes it a key symbol of Kars, visually connecting the modern city to its Ottoman past, standing as a durable witness to centuries of the region’s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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