Büyükçekmece Bridge construction
· Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Bridge, Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International · file Sinan began work on the Büyükçekmece Bridge, a major crossing west of Istanbul. His autobiography describes his investigation of the site and his direction of the construction work. Construction began in 1566; the quoted autobiographical passage directly documents Sinan's on-site investigation and work, while the date is supported by the Büyükçekmece municipal history.
