Taşköprü, translated to Stone bridge, is a combined regulator dam and bridge located in Beyşehir district of Konya Province, central Turkey.[1]
| Taşköprü | |
|---|---|
 Taşköprü as regulator dam. | |
  Location of Taşköprü in Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Location | Beyşehir, Konya Province |
| Coordinates | 37°40′50.5″N 31°43′22″E / 37.680694°N 31.72278°E |
| Purpose | Flood control, irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1908 |
| Opening date | 1914 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch dam |
| Impounds | Beyşehir-Soğla-Apa Canal |
| Length | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 6.35 m (20.8 ft) |
It was constructed as a flood barrier as part of the irrigational Konya Plain Project on the ground of a ruined 8–10 arched bridge between 1908 and 1914.[2][3] Its completion was delayed due to repeated flooding at the Lake Beyşehir. The dam was commissioned by Albanian Ottoman Grand Vizier Mehmed Ferid Pasha of Vlorë (in office 1903–1908), (Turkish: Avlonyalı Ferid Paşa).[1] Regulated water draining off the lake contributed to the rise of the formerly droughty and quaggy Konya Plain into a "granary".[1][2]
Taşköprü is situated over the Beyşehir-Soğla-Apa Canal close to the Lake Beyşehir. The 42 m (138 ft)-long and 6.35 m (20.8 ft)-wide ashlar-masonry combined dam-bridge structure has two level of 15 arches and floodgates.[3] The bridge was initially open to motorized traffic. After the building of a new road bridge west of it, Taşköprü is used today as a pedestrian bridge only.[2]
With effect on July 12, 1980, the historic monumental structure was put under protection by the Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection Board.[1][3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Beyşehir'de "100.Yılında Tarihi Taşköprü" Konferansı". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ^ a b c "Tarihi Taşköprü Yıllara Meydan Okuyor" (in Turkish). Beyşehir Belediyesi. 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ^ a b c "Doç. Dr. Muşmal: "Taşköprü'nün Güzelliği Gölgeleniyor"". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
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