The Skenderija Bridge (also called Ajfel or Ajfelov most) is a
footbridge located in
Sarajevo
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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opposite the
Skenderija Centre which crosses the
River Miljacka. It was designed by
Gustave Eiffel. The bridge is home to a small number of
love locks, a phenomenon practiced by lovers on various European, Asian and Australian bridges.
Somewhere near the bridge's current location, the Ottoman governor,
Skender Pasha, had a wooden bridge erected at the end of the 15th or beginning of the 16th century. The neighborhood of Skenderija on the left bank of the Miljacka is named after him.
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Bridges in Sarajevo
Gustave Eiffel's designs
Bridges over the Miljacka
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