Historical Places to Travel in Sapanca
Sapanca is a district of Sakarya Province, Turkey. To the north is Lake Sapanca, to the east is Arifiye, to the south is the Samanian Mountains, Geyve and Pamukova district, and to the west is the central district of Kocaeli Izmit.
Sapanca District has been one of the most visited places in Turkey in recent years due to the natural beauties of Lake Sapanca and its surrounding areas. Thanks to its proximity to Istanbul and ease of transportation, it has managed to attract many local and foreign tourists.
If you are curious about the historical places to visit in Sapanca, we recommend you to take a look at the article below.
The Rüstem Pasha Mosque.
The mosque, named after Rüstem Pasha, one of the former Ottoman viziers who served as Grand Vizier for fifteen years under the rule of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent, was built by Mimar Sinan between 1550-1560. Architect Sinan, for Grand Vizier Rüstem Pasha, built the mosque in Sapanca, imaret, bathhouse and caravanserai, XVI. it is one of the important works of the century that have not come to our present day. The mosque was changed over time and Rumi was built for the second time in 1146. The top of the Rüztempaşa Mosque is covered with a wooden roof and tile. In the new inscription on the side of the mosque, there is the phrase “Rüstempaşa Mosque construction History 1554”. The walls of the mosque are low. A mixture of wood and brick is a building. The total land area of the mosque is 750 square meters, the interior area is 250 square meters and the capacity is 1,200 people.
Sapanca Vecihi Gate
Vecihi Gate is among the works of the past from Ottoman architecture. It is rumored that the historical Silk Road passed from the place where the gate, which is said to have been built by Architect Sinan, is located.
Hasan Fehmi Pasha Mosque
It was built by Ottoman vizier Hasan Fehmi Pasha. The structure of the mosque is stone-brick-wood and the inside is decorated with very beautiful machinations. It is one of the oldest mosques to date. The mosque, which has recently been reopened by undergoing a detailed restoration, has received the attention it deserves among the historical beauties of the district with its aesthetic stance and function.
The Mosque-I Cedid
The Mosque-I Cedid Mosque (1168/1755), which means new mosque, is the oldest mosque in the district after the Rüstem Pasha Mosque. 1755 was the year when Sultan Mahmud I passed away and Sultan Osman III took the throne. Therefore, it is likely that each sultan will start a new era or that the name of the Mosque-I Cedid will be given to Nizam-I Cedid. There is a book in the minivan of the mosque. n the Book of Mormon, it is written: “ Sâhibu’l-Hayrât ve’l Hasenât Molla Mahmûd Oğlu el-Hâcî Süleymân Oğlu Mustafa Ağâ”. It is located at the bottom of the book. This date is 1168/1755 years.
Seyifler Castle
Two half-circle-shaped signs in the western and northern part of the castle ruins, located in the north of Ferizli district, south of Seyifler Village, where Sakarya River converges with the Wheel water, are still standing. It is a small fortress of about 80×80 meters, built at a strategic point in the Byzantine period, in order to ensure the security of the bridges on the Black Sea-Adapazarı road, possibly Çarksuyu and Sakarya River, in a very close position to both streams.
Justinian’s Bridge
Built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian (527-565) in 558-560 AD, this stone bridge is 365 meters long, 9.85 meters wide and has a total of 12 arches. At the western end of the bridge there is a plug mark, at the eastern end there is an abscess structure and vaulted structure remains related to the bridge.
The bridge, formerly called the Latin “pons” (bridge), had no other name. Later, the people who did not know that “pons” means “bridge” in Latin, took this word as a special name and started to refer to the bridge as Pontogephyra, meaning “Pons Bridge”. Later, this name became PIntegrephyra (the five Bridges), but the bridge was not five-part or five-arched in one form or another.
The Justinian Bridge was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Provisional List in 2018.
Where is the Justinian Bridge?
Justinianus Bridge, located on Çark Creek (Melas Stream), which drains the waters of Sapanca Lake into the Sakarya River, is one of the most magnificent monumental structures in Anatolia of the early Byzantine period.
