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to be translated: Mostarski Stari most je kameni most izgrađen od kamena tenelija Luk je dug skoro 29, a visok 20, metara, savijen blizu sniženog polukruga. Karakteriziran je po tankom i elegantnom obliku: profil mosta je bio toliko tanak i visoko iznad vode da je mnogima bilo teško zamisliti da takva građevina se može napraviti od ogromnih kamenih blokova. Most je svijetle sjajne boje koja se mjenja tokom dana zavisno od sunca. |
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Old Bridge
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History
The existing bridge was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557 to replace an older wooden suspension bridge of dubious stability. Construction began in 1557 and took nine years: according to the inscription the bridge was completed in 974 AH, corresponding to the period between July 19, 1566 and July 7, 1567. |
Little is known of the building of the bridge and all that has been preserved in writing are memories and legends and the name of the builder, Mimar Hayruddin (student of the Old/Great Sinan (Mimar Sinan / Koca Sinan), the Ottoman architect).
Charged under pain of death to construct a bridge of such unprecedented dimensions, the architect reportedly prepared for his own funeral on the day the scaffolding was finally removed from the completed structure. Upon its completion it was the widest man-made arch in the world. Certain associated technical issues remain a mystery: how the scaffolding was erected, how the stone, egg and flour was transported from one bank to the other, how the scaffolding remained sound during the long building period. As a result, this bridge can be classed among the greatest architectural works of its time.
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