Drina Bridge

Drina Bridge, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia Vişgrad (Visegrad) in the Drina River, tributary of the River Sava, which was built in the years of the Ottoman bridge in 1571. Sokullu Mehmed Pasha, built this bridge is also known as the Sokullu Mehmed Pasha Bridge, the river Drina cuts north-south direction. Width 7 feet a little wider, length 180 meters, close to the Drina Bridge made of large cut stone blocks. South end perpendicular to the shore, united by a clear elbow. There are 10 arches in the eyes of river. Arch openings varies between 10-15 m. Up one place from the middle of the western edge of the shelf is an inscription, on the eastern edge has a sofa. Both of which are seated on the protrusions outward overflow stone. Delete all the bridge at the level of üzengitaşı circulates round arches protruding.

In the form of triangular prism selyaranlar rises up on the western side of this to delete, and then ends up taking the form of the pyramid. Each of the pyramid, standing on either side of the tip of a sharp eye discharge has a pair to come. There are two inscriptions inscription on the wall of the shelf. 1571 date of construction of the bridge in one of the inscriptions, and the other is given as 1577.

Serbian writer Ivo Andric, the Sokullu Mehmed Pasha, this bridge was built around the world, among the classics of the past, and there is a novel called The Drina Bridge. Works from 1961 Nobel Prize for Literature. The town of Visegrad in the development of this novel 350-year-old explained. Events begins from Ottoman rule in Bosnia. Characteristics of the Ottoman Islamic culture and western culture continues to reviving contacts between these effects. The collapse of the bridge one ends in World War II during a bombardment. Trying to understand the historical events of the same love and tolerate people of different communities in the Ottoman history and culture of the upcoming novel, widely discussed.