Photo Bridge across Drina by Nada Vujanic

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photo:

Bridge across Drina cr

photographer:

Nada Vujanic add to favorites

section:

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categories:

architecture, landscape

album(s):

History

place:

Bosnia and Herzegovina

notes:

The Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Bridge takes its name from Sokollu Mehmet Pasha (b.1505-d.1579), famous Grand Vizier under Suleyman I who commissioned the well-known court architect Sinan to build a bridge across the Drina River.
Famous for its beauty and celebrated in Nobel-prize winner Ivo Andric's novel "The Bridge on the Drina", the historic bridge has been witness to mass executions during the 1992-1995 inter-ethnic Bosnian conflict. More recently, the structure was declared in danger of collapse due to fluctuations in the river level caused by a hydroelectric dam built upstream, and to damage from the vibration of automobiles passing over the bridge. It is currently closed to traffic.

published:

Sat 11 Aug 2007 19:14

permanent link:

https://www.photoforum.ru/photo/381590/

comments (15 from 19)

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mircea grumaz #1 Sat 11 Aug 2007 19:47

nice presentation... very nice place; good day, Nada; regards

Marko Cvejic #2 Sat 11 Aug 2007 20:06

Sjajna prezentacija

Arvid Klokk #3 Sat 11 Aug 2007 20:37

A beautiful old pridge, good angel and composisojn, good story to.

Valentin Bondarenko #4 Sat 11 Aug 2007 21:56

Очень красиво!

chandru shahani #5 Sat 11 Aug 2007 22:47

The Bridge on the Drina may attract those wanting some background to the current events in Bosnia. Indeed it gives a much better feel for the history of relationships between Christians and Muslims in the area than any account of battles, treaties and dates is likely to do. But you need to have an interest in history to appreciate it.