The Stari Most ("Old Bridge") had been a landmark in Mostar since the 16th century.
Photo: © Aga Khan College at MIT, courtesy WMF
STARI MOST - MOSTAR RECONNECTION
by ArchitectureWeek
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/today.html
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2004/0804/news_1-1.html
When a beloved and highly symbolic historic bridge was
destroyed during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina of
the early 1990s, the whole world grieved. The
single-arched Stari Most ("Old Bridge") in Mostar was
erected in 1566 by architect Mimar Hajruddin at the
height of the Ottoman Empire. It not only connected the
city physically but, by the 20th century, had come to
symbolize the coming together of many nationalities and
ethnicities.
On July 23, 2004, festivities with music, dancing, and
international guests celebrated the completed
restoration of the landmark bridge to its original
form. This reconstruction project is one piece of a
larger effort to restore the historic district of
Mostar after its devastation by bombing. The work is
the combined effort of many entities, among them the
World Monuments Fund, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture,
UNESCO, the World Bank, local agencies, and donor
countries.
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