Architecture

Old Bridge of Mostar, north elevation

Mostar, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Stari most u Mostaru [Bosnian]
Old Bridge of Mostar, north elevation

Architecture

structure overview
Old Bridge of Mostar

Architecture: Old Bridge of Mostar

built
1557-1566
–
destroyed/demolished
-
destroyed by shelling from the Croatian army during the Bosnian War
culture
Bosnian, Ottoman
style/period
Ottoman
work type
arch bridge
form/concept
true-to-the-original reconstruction
material
stone, limestone, dimension stone
technique
stonemasonry
architect
Mimar Hayreddin
patronage
Suleiman I

Specifications

Specifications: Old Bridge of Mostar

width
4.0 m
length
30.0 m
span length
28.7 m
clearance below
19.0 m
number towers
2

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Bosnia and Herzegovina » Herzegovina-Neretva Canton » Mostar » Old Town
local language location name
location:
Mostar [Bosnian]
Mostar [Croatian]
Mostar [Serbian]
country:
Bosna i Hercegovina [Bosnian]
Боснa и Херцеговина (Bosna i Hercegovina) [Serbian]
Bosna i Hercegovina [Croatian]
cultural historical region
Herzegovina
historical affiliations
1566-1908
Ottoman Empire
1878-1918
Austria-Hungary
1918-1941
Yugoslavia
1941-1945
Independent State of Croatia
1945-1992
Yugoslavia

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar
type
cultural
criteria
VI
designation
reference
946bis

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
6,144 × 4,096  pixel
52.0 × 34.7 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
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