Šeher Ćehaja Bridge (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Šeher-Ćehajina ćuprija / Шехер-Ћехајина ћуприја) is a bridge which crosses the river Miljacka in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can be translated as "Mayor's Bridge" from the Turkish word for mayor.
Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge Šeher-Ćehajina ćuprija | |
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 Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge in 2012 | |
| Coordinates | 43°51′31.51″N 18°26′2.6″E / 43.8587528°N 18.434056°E |
| Carries | Pedestrians and bicycles |
| Crosses | Miljacka |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Stone |
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During Ottoman rule, 13 bridges were built in Sarajevo;[1] one of the most impressive ones is Šeher Ćehaja Bridge. The only written document indicating the year of the erection of the bridge is a transcript of the chronogram in Mostar, indicating it was built in 994 AH (1585/1586 CE). According to the source, the bridge was constructed by a man named "Alija known as Hafizadić".[2]
The Šeher Ćehaja Bridge has been damaged several times: during the floods of 1619 and 1629, as well as in 1843 when the Miljacka destroyed two pillars during repairs by Mustafa-paša. The bridge was again damaged in 1880.
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