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Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge

Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge rather than just read about it. In short: The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge (Serbian: Мост Мехмед-паше Соколовића, romanized: Most Mehmed-paše Sokolovića) is a historic bridge over the Drina River in Višegrad, in the Republika Srpska region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was completed in 1577 by the Ottoman court architect Mimar Sinan on the order of the Grand Vizier Mehmed Paša Sokolović.

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Reference excerpt

The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge (Serbian: Мост Мехмед-паше Соколовића, romanized: Most Mehmed-paše Sokolovića) is a historic bridge over the Drina River in Višegrad, in the Republika Srpska region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 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.

Characteristics The bridge is characteristic of the apogee of Turkish monumental architecture and civil engineering. It comprises 11 masonry arches, with spans of 11 to 15 meters, and a right-angled approach ramp on the west bank of the river. The 179.5-meter-long (589 ft) bridge was designed by Mimar Sinan, one of the greatest architects and engineers of the classical Ottoman period and a contemporary of the Italian Renaissance. The UNESCO summary states: The unique elegance of proportion and monumental nobility of the property as a whole bear witness to the greatness of this style of architecture.

History The Višegrad Bridge was commissioned by Grand Vizier Mehmed Pasha Sokolović, who exercised power over a long period at the summit of the Ottoman Empire during the reigns of three sultans, as a tribute to his native region and a symbol of trade and prosperity. Construction of the bridge took place between 1571 and 1577. Major renovations of the bridge have taken place in 1664, 1875, 1911, 1940 and 1950–52. Three of its 11 arches were destroyed during World War I and five were damaged during World War II but subsequently restored.

Renovation The bridge received UNESCO World Heritage Listing in 2007. The Turkish International Co-operation and Development Agency (TIKA) provided 3.5 million euros for the restoration of the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge. Representatives of TIKA, the BiH Commission for Co-operation with UNESCO, the Republika Srpska Cultural Ministry and the Višegrad municipality signed an agreement to renovate the bridge on 19 April 2010.

In literature The bridge is widely known because of the 1945 book The Bridge on the Drina, by Nobel Prize–winning Yugoslav writer Ivo Andrić.

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See also List of World Heritage Sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina Višegrad massacres

References

Relevant literature Ševo, Ljiljana. "Stari Višegradski most u narodnoj tradiciji, putopisima i umjetnosti." Baština II (2006): 173-191.

External links Media related to Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad at Wikimedia Commons Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge, visegradturizam.com Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge, official promo video 2019, youtube.com UNESCO listing of Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad, whc.unesco.org

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge

In research: Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1577 establishments in Europe, Architecture in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bridges completed in the 16th century, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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