FAIRYTALE SCENES OF THE BRIDGE IN VIŠEGRAD CAPTURED BY DRONE (VIDEO)

The famous bridge over the Drina, namely the Mehmed Pasha Sokolović Bridge, which has adorned Višegrad for centuries, looks enchanting in the snowy ambiance.

This bridge is one of the most significant cultural monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is a legacy of Vizier Mehmed Pasha Sokolović (Turkish: Sokollu Mehmet Paşa, 1505 or 1506-1579). The fairytale scenes of the bridge in a winter wonderland were captured for N1 television by the production company Dron.ba, and we leave you to enjoy them.

Mehmed Pasha Sokolović was one of the great Ottoman military commanders of Bosnian origin. Born in the village of Sokolovići near Rudo in 1505 or 1506, he was a child of Orthodox parents. At that time, there was a practice known as Devshirme, or 'Blood Tax.'

Serbian children were forcibly taken and transported to Turkey, where they were converted to Islam and educated in their military schools, eventually becoming Janissaries, elite soldiers of the Ottoman Empire. Bajica Sokolović, from the Višegrad region, was also taken as a child and given the name Mehmed.

Later, thanks to his abilities, he became an officer in the Ottoman army and reached the pinnacle of his power as the Grand Vizier, equivalent to the prime minister by today's standards.

At the height of his power, he ordered the construction of a bridge in Višegrad, over the Drina, 'whose like there is not.' The bridge was built from 1571 to 1577 by the then-famous Turkish architect Koca Mimar Sinan. Constructed in an oriental style, it represents a masterpiece of contemporary architecture."