Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad

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Ottoman bridge World Heritage Site arch bridge stone bridge

The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad is a 16th-century Ottoman stone bridge designed by architect Mimar Sinan, renowned as a masterpiece of Balkan Islamic architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge	7
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad canonical	7
Drina River bridge at Višegrad	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1067341 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad
Context triple: [Bosnia and Herzegovina, hasHeritageSite, Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad]

A. Mostar Bridge
Mostar Bridge is a historic 16th-century arched stone bridge in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, renowned as an iconic symbol of Ottoman-era engineering and cultural heritage.
B. Tumski Bridge
Tumski Bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Wrocław, Poland, known for its picturesque views and tradition of lovers attaching padlocks to its railings.
C. Liteyny Bridge
Liteyny Bridge is a major steel bascule bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for carrying traffic across the Neva River and for its role in the city's historic urban landscape.
D. Puente de Alcántara
Puente de Alcántara is a historic Roman stone arch bridge spanning the Tagus River at Toledo, Spain, renowned for its medieval towers and role as a key entrance to the old city.
E. Maria Pia Bridge
Maria Pia Bridge is a historic 19th-century iron railway arch bridge spanning the Douro River in Porto, Portugal, renowned for its pioneering engineering and elegant single-span design.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad
Target entity description: The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad is a 16th-century Ottoman stone bridge designed by architect Mimar Sinan, renowned as a masterpiece of Balkan Islamic architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A. Mostar Bridge
Mostar Bridge is a historic 16th-century arched stone bridge in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, renowned as an iconic symbol of Ottoman-era engineering and cultural heritage.
B. Tumski Bridge
Tumski Bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Wrocław, Poland, known for its picturesque views and tradition of lovers attaching padlocks to its railings.
C. Liteyny Bridge
Liteyny Bridge is a major steel bascule bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for carrying traffic across the Neva River and for its role in the city's historic urban landscape.
D. Meriç Bridge
Meriç Bridge is a historic Ottoman-era stone bridge spanning the Maritsa (Meriç) River in Edirne, Turkey, known for its elegant arches and scenic views.
E. Puente de Alcántara
Puente de Alcántara is a historic Roman stone arch bridge spanning the Tagus River at Toledo, Spain, renowned for its medieval towers and role as a key entrance to the old city.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ottoman bridge ⓘ World Heritage Site ⓘ arch bridge ⓘ stone bridge ⓘ
architect	Mimar Sinan ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Islamic architecture ⓘ Ottoman architecture ⓘ
associatedWorkOfArt	novel "The Bridge on the Drina" by Ivo Andrić ⓘ
builtInCentury	16th century ⓘ
commissionedBy	Grand Vizier Mehmed Paša Sokolović ⓘ
constructionEnd	1577 ⓘ
constructionStart	1571 ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
coordinates	approximately 43.782°N 19.292°E ⓘ
country	Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
crosses	Drina River ⓘ linked to: Drina
damageEvent	damaged during the Bosnian War in the 1990s ⓘ partially damaged during World War I ⓘ
hasFeature	central terrace ⓘ downstream cutwaters ⓘ stone arches ⓘ stone seating area on terrace ⓘ upstream cutwaters ⓘ
heritageCategory	Cultural ⓘ
heritageCriteria	(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Ottoman Empire ⓘ
length	approximately 179.5 metres ⓘ
locatedIn	Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ Višegrad ⓘ
locatedOn	Drina River ⓘ linked to: Drina
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Mehmed Paša Sokolović ⓘ linked to: Grand Vizier Mehmed Paša Sokolović
numberOfArches	11 ⓘ
partOf	Ottoman road network between Bosnia and Istanbul ⓘ
region	Balkans ⓘ
restoration	conservation and restoration works in late 20th century ⓘ repaired after World War I ⓘ restoration supported by UNESCO and other bodies in early 21st century ⓘ
significance	major work of Mimar Sinan ⓘ masterpiece of Balkan Islamic architecture ⓘ
tourismAttraction	major tourist attraction in Višegrad ⓘ
UNESCOBufferZoneArea	approximately 49.4 hectares ⓘ
UNESCOCoreZoneArea	approximately 0.34 hectares ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	2007 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	1260 ⓘ
usedFor	road traffic ⓘ
width	approximately 6.3 metres ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bosnia and Herzegovina → hasHeritageSite → Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad ⓘ

Mimar Sinan → designed → Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad ⓘ

Drina → hasBridge → Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge ⓘ