Stone Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 41°59′49″N 21°25′59″E / 41.996992°N 21.433071°E |
| Crosses | Vardar River |
| Locale | Skopje, North Macedonia |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | arch bridge |
| Total length | 214 m |
| Width | 6 m |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1451 |
| Construction end | 1469 |
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The Stone Bridge (Macedonian: ; Albanian: Ura e gurit; Turkish: Taş köprüsü) is a bridge across the Vardar River in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, built by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror.
The bridge is considered a symbol of Skopje and is the main element of the coat of arms of the city, which in turn is incorporated in the city's flag.[1] It is located in Centar Municipality[2] and it connects Macedonia Square to the Old Bazaar.[3]
- ^ Official portal of the city of Skopje: City symbols. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ^ Ragaru 2008, p. 553.
- ^ Stone bridge, Skopje, Macedonia. Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine