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Stari Most ("Old Bridge" in Croatian), 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 was named after the bridge keepers (mostari) who guarded the Stari Most (Old Bridge) over the Neretva during the Ottoman era. [9] The Old Bridge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site , [ 10 ] commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century, is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's most visited landmarks, and is considered an exemplary ...
The bridge is oldest one arch bridge in Mostar, built in 1558 during the Ottoman rule. Its builder was the Ottoman architect Ćejvan Ketoda. [1] It is located about thirty meters west of the Stari Most and represents its miniature version. [2] It connects the banks of Radobolje with the one semicircular arch of 8.56 m in diameter. The bridge is ...
The bridge is at the heart of the town's identity: Mostar means in fact “bridgekeeper”. Bosnia was added to the Ottoman Empire as a province and ruled by a pasha: an administrator of elevated rank. Following this occupation, Mostar was transformed, in a matter of decades, from a minor river crossing to a thriving colonial crossroads.
The Museum of the Old Bridge is a museum located in the Old Town Area of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina The museum opened in 2006 to celebrate the second anniversary of the reconstruction of the Stari Most ( transl. Old Bridge ).
Stari Most (Old Bridge), 16th century, Mostar The Old Bridge was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557 to replace an older wooden suspension bridge. Construction began in 1557 and took nine years: according to the inscription the bridge was completed in 974 AH , corresponding to the period between 19 July 1566 and 7 July 1567.
The name Name Date [3] Criteria Provinces Images Main list [4]: Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar: 2005: VI: Herzegovina-Neretva Canton: Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
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