The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge of Višegrad across the Drina River in
the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina was built at the end of the 16th
century by the court architect Mimar Koca Sinan on the orders of Grand
Vizier Mehmed Paša Sokolović. Characteristic of the apogee of Ottoman
monumental architecture and civil engineering, the bridge has 11 masonry
arches with spans of 11 m to 15 m, and an access ramp at right angles
with four arches on the left bank of the river. The 179.5 m long bridge
is a representative masterpiece of Sinan, one of the greatest architects
and engineers of the classical Ottoman period and a contemporary of the
Italian Renaissance, with which his work may be compared. The unique
elegance of proportion and monumental nobility of the whole site bear
witness to the greatness of this style of architecture.
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