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Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
Sinan over the Drina
Mimar Sinan’s eleven-arched bridge over the Drina, built 1571–77 and listed by UNESCO.
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Image courtesy of © Pudelek (Marcin Szala) · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Image courtesy of © Pudelek (Marcin Szala) · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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About Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
Built in 1571–77 by the great Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan, the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge crosses the Drina at Višegrad on eleven graceful arches and is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. It is also the bridge of Ivo Andrić’s celebrated novel. Walk out to the kapija, the terrace in the middle where, in the book, the townspeople gathered to talk, and watch the river slide beneath. Combine a visit with Andrić’s house and Andrićgrad, and come in the soft evening light for the finest views.
Our take
- Eleven arches
- By Mimar Sinan
- UNESCO World Heritage
- Address
- Višegrad, the Balkans
- Our city guide
- On our Sarajevo guide
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