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The Suleiman Bridge ( hr, Most Sulejmana I.) was a bridge in
The construction of the bridge which connected Osijek and Darda, began by Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha on August 16, 1526 following the orders of Suleiman the Magnificent. The bridge was designed by Mimar Sinan, a military engineer who later became the sultan's chief architect. It took the form of a wooden road on piers and was approximately long and wide.
Osijek
Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...
, over the Drava River in Slavonia, eastern Croatia. The bridge had an important role during the Ottoman–Habsburg wars, until it was finally burnt down in 1686.
Construction
The traffic and strategic importance of Osijek was sustained during the Ottoman period, but Osijek was then internationally known because of the Suleiman the Magnificent Bridge.
The construction of the bridge which connected Osijek and Darda, began by Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha on August 16, 1526 following the orders of Suleiman the Magnificent. The bridge was designed by Mimar Sinan, a military engineer who later became the sultan's chief architect. It took the form of a wooden road on piers and was approximately long and wide.
Usage
The bridge had an important role during the Ottoman–Habsburg wars. After Suleiman crossed the river at Osijek during his fifth imperial campaign in 1532, instead of taking the usual route for Vienna, he turned westwards into Ferdinand's held Hungarian territory. The bridge was rebuilt during the rule of Suleiman II.Destruction
Seen as a great threat toChristian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
Europe, the bridge was attacked several times, being destroyed in 1664, when it was set on fire on the orders of the Croatian feudal lord Nicholas VII of Zrin ( hr, Nikola VII. Zrinski, hu, VII. Zrínyi Miklós). After being rebuilt, the bridge was finally burnt down by the Austrian army in 1686.
See also
* Islam in Croatia * Ottoman Hungary * Gunja Mosque *Ottoman Monuments of Ilok
The remaining Ottoman Empire era monuments of Ilok, town in eastern Croatia, include the hammam and the türbe which makes the town the location with the largest number of preserved Ottoman buildings in Slavonia. The hammam in Ilok is the only pre ...
References
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