The Bridge of Mehmed Pasha Sokolovich over the Drina River was built between 1571 and 1577. It used to be on the road linking Bosnia and Constantinople (now Istanbul) known as the ‘Carigradska dzhada’ or ‘Road to Constantinople’. The bridge was designed by Kodzha Mimar Sinan, the leading architect in this period and one of the greatest builders in the world of all times.