Mostar Bridge

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Mostar Bridge is a historic 16th-century arched stone bridge in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, renowned as an iconic symbol of Ottoman-era engineering and cultural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch bridge
cultural heritage monument
stone bridge
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Mostar Bridge
surface form: Old Bridge of Mostar

Mostar Bridge
surface form: Stari Most
architect Mimar Hayruddin
builtDuring Ottoman Empire
category Bridges in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ottoman bridges
World Heritage Sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina
causeOfDestruction artillery shelling
commissionedBy Suleiman the Magnificent
country Bosnia and Herzegovina
crosses Neretva
surface form: Neretva River
design single-span arch
destroyedDuring Bosnian War
surface form: Croat–Bosniak War
destroyedOn 1993-11-09
famousFor traditional diving competitions
hasAdjacentStructure Halebija tower
Tara tower
hasWorldHeritageID 946rev
heightAboveRiver approximately 24 meters
heritageCriteria cultural
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
length approximately 29 meters
locatedIn Bosnia and Herzegovina
Herzegovina
surface form: Herzegovina region

Mostar
material stone
tenelija limestone
numberOfSpans 1
originalConstructionEnd 1566
originalConstructionStart 1557
partOf Mostar
surface form: Old City of Mostar
reconstructionEnd 2004
reconstructionFundedBy UNESCO
World Bank
various international donors
reconstructionStart 1997
reconstructionUsedOriginalMaterials partly
reconstructionUsedOriginalTechniques true
reopened 2004-07-23
symbolOf Bosnian cultural identity
Ottoman-era engineering
multicultural coexistence
reconciliation
touristActivity bridge diving
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2005
width approximately 4 meters

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Bosnia and Herzegovina hasHeritageSite Mostar Bridge
this entity surface form: Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar
Mostar knownFor Mostar Bridge
this entity surface form: Stari Most
Mostar hasHeritageSite Mostar Bridge
this entity surface form: Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar
Mostar sufferedDestructionOf Mostar Bridge
this entity surface form: Stari Most
Mostar Bridge alsoKnownAs Mostar Bridge
this entity surface form: Stari Most
Mostar Bridge alsoKnownAs Mostar Bridge
this entity surface form: Old Bridge of Mostar
Neretva associatedWith Mostar Bridge
this entity surface form: Stari Most
Neretva bridgeCrossing Mostar Bridge
this entity surface form: Stari Most
Herzegovina containsLandmark Mostar Bridge
this entity surface form: Stari Most in Mostar