Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge Šeher-Ćehajina ćuprija | |
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 Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge in 2012 | |
| Coordinates | 43°51′31″N18°26′02″E / 43.8587°N 18.434°E /43.8587; 18.434 |
| Carries | Pedestrians and bicycles |
| Crosses | Miljacka |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Tufa,limestone |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge | |
Šeher Ćehaja Bridge (Bosnian,Croatian andSerbian:Šeher-Ćehajina ćuprija / Шехер-Ћехајина ћуприја) is abridge which crosses the riverMiljacka inSarajevo,Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name can be translated as "Mayor's Bridge" from the Turkish word formayor.
DuringOttoman rule, 13 bridges were built in Sarajevo;[1] Šeher Ćehaja Bridge is one of the most impressive ones among them. The only written document indicating the year of the erection of the bridge is a transcript of thechronogram inMostar, 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 thefloods of 1619 and 1629, as well as in 1843 when the Miljacka destroyed twopillars during repairs by Mustafa-paša. The bridge was again damaged in 1880.
KONS, the national agency that designates national heritage sites, has inscribed the bridge into theList of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3]
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