General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Semi-circular arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Masonry bridge |
Awards and Distinctions
| 2005 |
part of an ensemble
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Mostar, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 43° 20' 13" N 17° 48' 54" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 19 m | |
| span | 27.30 m |
Materials
| arch |
stone
|
|---|
Chronology
| 9 November 1993 | Croats shell the bridge to destruction. |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Reconstruction begins after two years of archeological research. |
| 23 July 2004 | Re-opened after careful reconstruction. |
Notes
Listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.
The reconstruction cost 15 million Euros.
Participants
Initial construction (1566-1567)
Architecture
- Mimar Hajrudin (architect)
Rehabilitation (2001-2004)
Structural engineering
Relevant Web Sites
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archINFORM: Brücke über die Neretva - Stari Most (Alte Brücke), Mostar
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BBC News: Historic Mostar bridge being rebuilt (7.6.2001)
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BBC News: Work begins on Mostar bridge (7.6.2001)
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Efforts to Reconstruct the Mostar Bridge...
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General Engineering: Stari Most
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Mostar Hypertext: Stones of Mostar
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Wikipedia: Stari Most
Relevant Publications
- (2002): Bridge. The Architecture of Connection. Birkhäuser, Basel (Switzerland), pp. 208.
- (2017): Bridges. A History of the World's Most Spectacular Spans. 2nd edition, Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA), ISBN 978-0316507943, pp. 22-23.
- (1997): Bridges. A history of the world's most famous and important spans. Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA), pp. 24-25.
- (1998): Brücken. Die Geschichte berühmter Brücken. Könemann, Cologne (Germany), pp. 24-25.
- (1986): Brücken. Historische Entwicklung - Faszination Technik. 2nd edition, Verlag Anton Schroll & Co., Vienna (Austria), pp. 146.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000259 - Published on:
19/05/1999 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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