Old Bridge prototype

The Old Bridge was designed by Mimar Hayruddin under the instruction of Suleiman the Great, the Ottoman ruler. As he was under pain of death, should there have been any problems with it, he built this prototype first and stayed away from the official opening.

Ref: P1016681

Location: Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Photographer: Stafford Steed LRPS, CPAGB

Old Bridge prototype

The Old Bridge was designed by Mimar Hayruddin under the instruction of Suleiman the Great, the Ottoman ruler. As he was under pain of death, should there have been any problems with it, he built this prototype first and stayed away from the official opening.

Ref: P1016681

Location: Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Photographer: Stafford Steed LRPS, CPAGB