The reconstructed Old Bridge and Old City of Mostar are symbols of reconciliation, international cooperation and the coexistence of diverse cultural, ethnic and religious communities.

The ruined bridge came to symbolize the senseless destruction of heritage in the modern world. It also became a powerful symbol of reconciliation and human solidarity.

Through international financial aid (notably from Turkey, Italy, the Netherlands and France) managed by the World Bank, UNESCO established an International Committee of Experts to reconstruct the old …

Mostar has long been known for its old Turkish houses and Old Bridge, Stari Most, after which it is named. In the 1990s conflict, however, most of the historic town and the Old Bridge, designed by the …

Pendant le conflit qui a déchiré l’ex-Yougoslavie dans les années 1990, le magnifique Vieux pont de Mostar, en Bosnie-Herzégovine, a été complètement détruit. Le 9 novembre 1993, après des …

Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar © Yvon Fruneau Author: Yvon Fruneau Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar © Silvan Rehfeld Author: Silvan Rehfeld Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar

Kriva cuprija is a stone one-arch bridge of small dimension and closely resembles the Stari Most. The arch is a perfect semicircle 8.56m in width and 4.15m in height. The frontage and vault are made of …

Description The reconstructed Old Bridge and Old City of Mostar are symbols of reconciliation, international cooperation and the coexistence of diverse cultural, ethnic and religious communities.

The picturesque Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar was the first World Heritage site in Bosnia and Herzegovina to be added to the World Heritage List in 2005 and has long been a major …

Beside the famous Stari Most (Old Bridge), a genuine symbol of the town destroyed in 1993, there is another ancient bridge in Mostar: the Kriva Cuprija (or the Crooked Bridge).