A, B, C ii.iii.iv., D ii.iv., E i.ii.iii.iv.v., F i.ii.iii., G i.v.vi.vii., H ii., I i.ii.iii.
Designated
8 July 2004 (session No. 07.1-02-903/03-29)
Part of
Mostar, the historic urban site
Reference no.
2493
List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Characteristics
Design
Arch
Material
Stone
Total length
29 metres (95 ft)
Width
4 metres (13 ft)
No. of spans
1
Clearance below
c. 20 metres (66 ft) at mid-span depending on river water-level
History
Architect
Mimar Hayruddin (concept could originate from Mimar Sinan's idea)
Constructed by
Mimar Hayruddin, apprentice of Mimar Sinan
Construction start
1557
Construction end
1566
Opened
1566; 458 years ago (1566)
Rebuilt
7 June 2001 – 23 July 2004
Destroyed
9 November 1993
Location
Stari Most (Serbo-Croatian: Stari most, Стари мост, lit. 'Old Bridge'), also known as Mostar Bridge, is a rebuilt 16th-century Ottoman bridge in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It crosses the river Neretva and connects the two parts of the city, which is named after the bridge keepers (mostari) who guarded the Stari Most during the Ottoman era.[1] During the Croat–Bosniak War, the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina used the bridge as a military supply line, and as a response, the bridge collapsed on 9 November 1993 due to shelling by the Croatian Defence Council (HVO). Subsequently, a project was set in motion to reconstruct it; the rebuilt bridge opened on 23 July 2004.
The Old Bridge is an exemplary piece of Balkan Islamic architecture. It was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557 and designed by Mimar Hayruddin, a student and apprentice of the architect Mimar Sinan.
^Centre, UNESCO World Heritage (11 October 2017). "Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in Latin). Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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