»Stari Most« – The Symbol of Heterogenity
»Stari Most« – The Symbol of Heterogenity

Summary/Abstract: »Stari most« – literally »The Old Bridge« – is a fabulous and famous 16th century bridge in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina that crosses the river Neretva and connects two parts of the city. Upon the memories and legends it was built by the Ottoman architect Mimar Hayrudin. Certain technical issues still remain a mystery and the bridge can be classed among the greatest architectural works of its time. The bridge pretty soon became the symbol of the town that takes the name from it (mostari = the bridge guardians). There has always been additional, deeper symbolism in the bridge itself – spanning across the wild, crystal clear and troubled water it was also connecting two societies, two parts of the local community into one piece of a human soul. It has been for ages like that.

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