Valens Aqueduct

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The Valens Aqueduct is a late Roman-era aqueduct in Istanbul, Turkey, that once formed a key part of the city’s water supply system and remains a prominent historic landmark.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman aqueduct
aqueduct
historic monument
alsoKnownAs Bozdoğan Kemeri
architecturalStyle Roman engineering
commissionedBy Emperor Valens
connectsTo Bozdoğan Kemeri water network
Thracean water supply system
continent Asia
Europe
country Turkey
crosses Atatürk Boulevard
Bozdoğan Kemeri Caddesi
culturalSignificance symbol of Istanbul’s Roman and Byzantine heritage
endConstruction late 4th century
hasPart arches
piers
water channel
heritageDesignation Cultural property of Turkey
languageOfName Turkish
length about 971 meters
locatedIn Fatih district
Istanbul
Turkey
locatedInFormerEntity Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire
materialUsed ashlar masonry
stone
maximumHeight about 29 meters
namedAfter Emperor Valens
near Fatih Mosque
Süleymaniye Mosque
linked to: Suleymaniye Mosque
numberOfArcades two-tier arcade
openToPublic yes
partOf historic peninsula of Istanbul
water supply system of Constantinople
significantPeriod Byzantine period
Ottoman period
Roman Empire
startConstruction 4th century
c. 368
status standing
touristAttraction yes
underwentRestoration 20th century
Byzantine era
Ottoman era
usedFor transporting water
urban water supply
visibleFrom Atatürk Boulevard

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Basilica Cistern waterSource Valens Aqueduct
Basilica Cistern waterSource Hadrian’s Aqueduct
linked to: Valens Aqueduct
Şehzade Mosque locatedNear Valens Aqueduct
Fatih district contains Aqueduct of Valens
linked to: Valens Aqueduct
Sunken Palace waterSource Valens Aqueduct system
linked to: Valens Aqueduct
Zeyrek Mosque locatedNear Valens Aqueduct
Fatih, Istanbul contains Valens Aqueduct
Fatih, Istanbul contains Bozdoğan Aqueduct
linked to: Valens Aqueduct
Sinan Agha notableWork Valens Aqueduct restorations
linked to: Valens Aqueduct