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Putovanja
/ Travel
se podigne most u Višegradu
i tako se odužio svom rod-
nom kraju.
Most, koji je projekto-
vao istaknuti osmanski gra-
ditelj Mimar Sinan sredi-
nom 16. veka, bio je od ve-
likog značaja za Osmansko
carstvo u upravljanju
Balkanskim poluostrvom, kao
deo velike rute koja je preko
Sarajeva povezivala Dunav,
i vodila do Jadranske oba-
le i luke Raguze (danas grad
Dubrovnik u Hrvatskoj, ta-
kođe pod zaštitom Uneska).
Bio je svedok kulturne razme-
ne između Osmanskog car-
stva i Austrougarske, Bliskog
istoka i Srednje Evrope, isla-
ma i hrišćanstva. Ovaj izu-
zetan primer osmanske ar-
hitekture stoji kao izvanred-
no svedočanstvo apogeja kla-
sičnog doba Osmanskog car-
stva. Most je postao nadaleko
poznat sredinom 20. veka, za-
hvaljujući ključnoj ulozi u ro-
manu
Na Drini ćuprija
jugo-
slovenskog pisca, nobelovca,
Ive Andrića.
Dvesta kilometara jugo-
zapadno, leži drugo dobro
sa Liste svetske kulturne ba-
štine Bosne i Hercegovine:
Područje Starog mosta
Staroga grada Mostara.
Prema Unesku, Stari most
i područje Starog grada
Mostara „izvanredan je pri-
mer multikulturnog urba-
nog naselja“. Mostovi su
uvek bili sastavni deo gra-
da koji je svoje ime dobio po
čuvarima mosta – „mostari-
ma“. Zahvaljujući tome što je
Mostar deo trgovačkog puta
između centralne Bosne i ja-
dranske obale, veličina i uti-
caj grada su rasli sve dok
nije postao središte osman-
e
Yugoslav author Ivo Andrić’s
Nobel Prize-winning book
The
Bridge on the Drina
.
200 kilometres to the south-
west lies Bosnia-Herzegovina’s
other World Heritage Site: the
Old Bridge Area of the Old
City of Mostar. According to
UNESCO, the Old Bridge and
surrounding Old City of Mostar
is “an outstanding example of
a multicultural urban settle-
ment”. Bridges were always
an integral part of the town,
which got its name from the
word
mostari
, or ”bridge-keep-
ers”. As Mostar formed part of
the trade route between central
Bosnia and the Adriatic Coast,
the city grew in size and influ-
ence until it became the centre
of Ottoman rule. The former-
ly wooden bridge was rebuilt
in stone in the mid-16
th
centu-
ry according to the design of
Mimar Hayruddin, a student
of Mimar Sinan, the design-
er of Mehmed Paša Sokolović’s
Bridge, and the city of Mostar
experienced a renaissance - the
city expanded, with many re-
ligious, public and residential
buildings constructed during
this period. The Old City is a
testament to the shifting nature
of the region, with Ottoman ar-
chitecture evident side-by-side
with Austrian administrative
buildings. The part of the city
on the right bank of the river is
representative of the European
style, with a carefully designed
city grid and broad avenues.
In contrast, the older sections
of Mostar, on the left bank of
the river, grew organically, with
narrow streets and public open
spaces, in accordance with
Ottoman tradition.
Sadly, the wars that oc-
curred during the collapse of
Yugoslavia didn’t have a prima-
ry objective of preserving an-
cient monuments and the Old
Bridge was destroyed in 1993,
after 427 years of existence,
with the surrounding area
Mostarski Stari most, nadale-
ko je poznat po takmičenju u
skokovima koje se decenijama
održava svakog jula
e
Mostar‘s Old Bridge is known
far and wide for its diving com-
petitions, which have been held
each July for decades
Photo:
Predrag Vučković
