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Stari Most (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]
Mostar is an important tourist destination in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Mostar International Airport serves the city as well as the railway and bus stations which connect it to a number of national and international destinations. Mostar's old town is an important tourist destination with the Stari Most being its most recognizable feature.
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).
There are five sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the list and a further nine on the tentative list. [3] The first site, the Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar, was inscribed to the list at the 29th UNESCO session in 2005. [4] The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad was inscribed to the list in 2007. [5]
The picturesque Bosnian town has become famous for the diving competition from the white bridge, rebuilt in 2004. For Mostar bridge-diving champion, success takes more than gravity Skip to main ...
Mostar: Herzegovina-Neretva [S 1] [2] [3] Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge: Most Mehmed-paše Sokolovića: Conception by Mimar Sinan World Heritage Site National monument: 179 m (587 ft) Masonry 11 pointed arches
The siege of Mostar was fought during the Bosnian War first in 1992 and then again later in 1993 to 1994. Initially lasting between April 1992 and June 1992, it involved the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) and the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) fighting against the Serb-dominated Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) after Bosnia and Herzegovina declared its independence from ...
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).