Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 43°47′N 19°17′E / 43.78°N 19.29°E |
| Crosses | Drina River |
| Locale | Višegrad, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Official name | Most Mehmed-paše Sokolovića |
| Heritage status | |
| Official name | Mehmed paša Sokolovic Bridge, the historical monument |
| Type | Category 0 cultural-historical and natural monument |
| Criteria | A, B, C i.ii.iii.iv.v.vi., D iii.iv., E iii.v., F i.ii.iii., G i.ii.iii.iv.v.vi., H ii.iii. |
| Designated | 4 March 2003 (session no. 08.2-6-101/03-5) |
| Reference no. | 769 |
| List | |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch |
| Material | Limestone |
| Total length | 179.5 metres |
| Traversable? | pedestrian |
| No. of spans | 11 |
| History | |
| Architect | Mimar Sinan |
| Constructed by | Sokollu Mehmed Pasha |
| Opened | 1577 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | pedestrian |
| Official name | Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv |
| Designated | 2007 (31st session) |
| Reference no. | 1260 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Location | |
The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge (Serbian: Мост Мехмед-паше Соколовића, romanized: Most Mehmed-paše Sokolovića) is a historic bridge in Višegrad, over the Drina River in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina part of the Republika Srpska entity. It was completed in 1577 by the Ottoman court architect Mimar Sinan on the order of the Grand Vizier Mehmed Paša Sokolović. In 2003 bridge was included into the List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina by KONS, and UNESCO inclusion into the World Heritage List followed in 2007.