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  2. Architecture of Mostar - Wikipedia

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    Facilitating travel, trade and the movement of military troops, the Stari Most became a symbol of the benevolence and power of the Ottoman Empire; it insured Mostar's primacy as the capital of the county of Herzegovina. Mostar Street in 1890–1900. The Ottomans used monumental architecture to affirm, extend and consolidate their colonial holdings.

  3. Stari Most - Wikipedia

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    Stari Most in 1911. The stone single-arch bridge is considered an exemplary piece of Balkan Islamic architecture and was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557. It was designed by Mimar Hayruddin, a student and apprentice of architect Mimar Sinan who built many of the Sultan's key buildings in Istanbul and around the empire.

  4. Mimar Hayruddin - Wikipedia

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    Stari Most, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mimar Hayruddin (Hayruddin the architect; born c. 1500) was an Ottoman chief architect (Turkish: mimar) and civil engineer under the rule of Sultan Bayezid II (reigned 1481-1512/AH 886-918) and Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (reigned 1520-1566).

  5. Mostar - Wikipedia

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    Historicist architectural styles reflected cosmopolitan interest and exposure to foreign aesthetic trends and were artfully merged with indigenous styles. [41] Examples include the Italianate Franciscan church, the Ottoman Muslibegovića house , the Dalmatian Ćorović House and an Orthodox church which was built as gift from the Sultan.

  6. The 25 Most Popular Architectural House Styles - AOL

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    From Colonial to modern, see pictures of architectural house styles in your area, across the country or around the world. Learn more about their history. The 25 Most Popular Architectural House Styles

  7. Masonry bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Jade Belt Bridge is the most renowned of the six bridges situated on the western shore of Kunming Lake. It was constructed between 1751 and 1764 during the reign of Emperor Qianlong and was built in the distinctive style of the East, which is also evident in Japan with the construction of moon bridges. [P3 4] Bridge with seventeen arches.

  8. Museum of the Old Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Museum of the Old Bridge is a museum located in the Old Town Area of Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe museum opened in 2006 to celebrate the second anniversary of the reconstruction of the Stari Most (transl. Old Bridge).

  9. List of World Heritage Sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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    The natural and architectural ensemble of Jajce: Jajce 2006 ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii (mixed) The city of Jajce is located at the confluence of the Pliva and Vrbas rivers. It was founded in the Middle Ages and acquired its final form during the Ottoman period. [14] The historic urban site of Počitelj: Čapljina: 2007 ii, iii, iv, v, vi (cultural)