Untitled - Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi

aras› ve su borular›n›n geçti¤i k›s›mlarda ise daha küçük tafllar kullan›lm›flt›r.
Alt›ndan dere geçen büyük kemerin aç›kl›¤› 7 metre 40 santimetre, geniflli¤i
ise 2 metre 50 santimetredir. ‹ri tafl bloklardan ayaklar derenin iki yan›nda
7.40 metre yüksekli¤e ulafl›nca 1.20 metre geniflli¤inde k›rm›z› tu¤la ve
beyaz harçla bir çerçeve yap›larak kapat›lm›flt›r. Sivri kemer Osmanl›lar›n
çok kulland›¤› bir yap› fleklidir. Ancak kemer üzerindeki toprak borularla
su tafl›ma tekni¤inin Romal›lar döneminde de kullan›lm›fl olmas›, bu
yap›n›n Romal›lar döneminde infla edilip, Osmanl›lar taraf›ndan yeniden
onar›lm›fl olma olas›l›¤›n› da akla getirmektedir.
The Great Aqueduct, which is located in the northwest of village Üçtepeler,
is one of the most astounding structures found within the borders of
Kocaeli. Particularly the fact that its surrounding vegetation is scattered
ensured that the splendid view of the aqueduct was highlighted. At both
sides of the big, sharp aqueduct, on which an epigraph-bearing grave
tablet from the second or third century BC was used horizontally, huge
stone blocks were used. Smaller stone blocks were used in between the
arches and the sections through which the pipes went. The opening of the
great aqueduct under which a stream flows is 7 meters and 40 centimeters
high and its width its 2 meters and 50 centimeters. When the footing of
the huge stone blocks reached 7.40 meters of height at both sides of the
stream, a frame which was made of red bricks and plain cement and 1.20
meters wide was used to reduce this height. Sharp aqueducts are commonly
used structures of the Ottoman era. However, the fact that the method of
carrying water through clay pipes over the aqueduct was a Roman method
also suggests that this structure might have been built during the Roman
era and restored during the Ottoman era.
ff) Akçakoca An›t Mezar› / Akçakoca Maesoleum
Akçakoca An›t Mezar›, Kand›ra ilçesinin Babada¤ mevkiindedir. 1234-1328
y›llar›nda yaflayan Kocaeli Fatihi Akçakoca Bey’e aittir. Akçakoca, Osman
Gazi’nin kumandanlar›ndan olup, Sakarya ve ‹zmit’e ak›nlar yapm›fl ve
buralardaki Bizans kalelerini ele geçirmifltir. Osman Gazi’nin o¤lu Orhan
Bey’in flehzadeli¤i s›ras›nda ona hocal›k da yapm›flt›r. Akçakoca 1328
y›l›nda Kand›ra yak›nlar›nda vefat etmifltir. 22 Haziran 1974 tarihinde
hizmete aç›lan d›fla aç›k piramidal gövdeli an›t›n merkezinde, basamaklarla
ç›k›lan podyum üzerinde Akçakoca Bey’in mezar› yer almaktad›r.
Akçakoca Mausoleum is located in Babada¤ in the district of Kand›ra. The
mausoleum belongs to Akçakoca Bey, the Conqueror of Kocaeli. Akçakoca
was one of the commanders of Osman Ghazi who raided Sakarya and
‹zmit and captured Byzantine castles located in these places. He also
mentored Orhan Bey, son of Orhan Ghazi, during his principality. Akçakoca
died in 1328 in the vicinity of Kand›ra. In the center of the pyramidal
structured mausoleum which was opened to the public on June 22nd,
1974 lies the tomb of Akçakoca Bey on an elevated platform reached
through some steps.
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