Stari Most | |
|---|---|
 Stari Most in 2007 | |
| Coordinates | 43°20′14″N 17°48′54″E / 43.33728°N 17.81503°E |
| Carried | Pedestrians |
| Crossed | Neretva |
| Locale | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Official name | Stari most |
| Heritage status | |
| Official name | Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | vi |
| Designated | 2005 (29th session) |
| Reference no. | 946 |
| Region | Europe |
| Official name | Old Bridge (Stari Most) in Mostar |
| Type | Category 0 cultural property |
| Criteria | 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. 100 metres (330 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 |
| Rebuilt | 7 June 2001 – 23 July 2004 |
| Destroyed | 9 November 1993 |
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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] During the Croat–Bosniak War, the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina used the bridge as a military supply line, and the bridge was shelled by the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) and collapsed on 9 November 1993. Subsequently, the bridge was reconstructed, and it re-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.