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Mostar: Bridges, Crafts, and a Rebuilt City

From Crooked Bridge through the Old Bridge to Musala Square

2 h 45 minabout 1,5 km
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  1. Crooked Bridge: story on the “Mostar: Bridges, Crafts, and a Rebuilt City” route

    Here you will see how private income supported a public crossing for centuries and why the famous legend of a trial arch remains only a legend.

  2. Halebija Tower: story on the “Mostar: Bridges, Crafts, and a Rebuilt City” route

    Different sections of masonry help distinguish the medieval tower from the rebuilding after which the crossing acquired a permanent garrison.

  3. Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque: story on the “Mostar: Bridges, Crafts, and a Rebuilt City” route

    The inscription, dome, and restored minaret preserve traces of two instances when work begun was brought to completion by other people.

  4. Kujundžiluk: story on the “Mostar: Bridges, Crafts, and a Rebuilt City” route

    Copper reliefs trace the path from ruined apprentice plates to a craft that once again became a source of income.

  5. Lower Platform by the Neretva: story on the “Mostar: Bridges, Crafts, and a Rebuilt City” route

    From here, the engineering story of lifting the rubble begins, and it becomes clear why the recovered stones were not enough for the former arch.

  6. Musala and Hotel Neretva: story on the “Mostar: Bridges, Crafts, and a Rebuilt City” route

    The finale will show how an enclosed prayer area was turned into a city square, and how a damaged hotel had its lost decoration restored.

  7. Old Bridge: story on the “Mostar: Bridges, Crafts, and a Rebuilt City” route

    The route's main point will tell of the fear of a first jump and of the decision that separated an old champion from the reconstructed arch.

  8. Tabačica Mosque and the former Tabhana: story on the “Mostar: Bridges, Crafts, and a Rebuilt City” route

    This stop will connect the workings of the tanning quarter with a legend about a master who obtained someone else’s secret and passed it on to the entire guild.

  9. Tara Tower and the Museum of the Old Bridge: story on the “Mostar: Bridges, Crafts, and a Rebuilt City” route

    Here, the fire at the powder magazine meets the excavation that revealed the supports of earlier crossings beneath the tower.

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