Beylerbeyi Palace Tunnel

Beylerbeyi Palace Tunnel
Beylerbeyi Sarayı Tüneli
Overview
Location Beylerbeyi Palace, Beylerbeyi, Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates 41°02′31″N 29°02′24″E / 41.04194°N 29.04000°E / 41.04194; 29.04000
Operation
Work begun 1829
Opened 1832 (1832)
Traffic automotive
Technical
Length 230 m (750 ft)
Tunnel clearance 2.90 m (9.5 ft)
Beylerbeyi Palace Tunnel
Location of Beylerbeyi Palace Tunnel in Istanbul.

The Beylerbeyi Palace Tunnel (Turkish: Beylerbeyi Sarayı Tüneli) is a historic tunnel under the Beylerbeyi Palace in Beylerbeyi neighborhood of Üsküdar district in Istanbul, Turkey connecting Üsküdar with Beylerbeyi and Çengelköy.

Commissioned by Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II (reigned 1808–1839) in 1829 and completed in 1832, the tunnel is situated under a hill on the Asian side of the Bosphorus, which is today the terrace garden of the later-built Beylebeyi Palace.[1]

The tunnel with 2.90 m (9.5 ft) clearance served until the 1970s. It was used as museum and exhibition site after its closure.[1]

On 19 September 2016, the tunnel has opened to the traffic again in order to ease the traffic congestion on the coastal road in the area under the Bosphorus Bridge. [2]


References

  1. 1 2 "Üsküdar-Beylerbeyi trafiğine tarihi çözüm! 187 yıl sonra...". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  2. "Beylerbeyi Sarayı Tüneli trafiğe açıldı.". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
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