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Kriva Ćuprija

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Kriva Ćuprija
Bridge over Radobolja in Old Town Mostar
Coordinates43°20′13″N 17°48′47″E / 43.336834°N 17.813117°E / 43.336834; 17.813117
CrossesRadobolja
Locale
Official nameKriva Ćuprija
Ownerstate
Maintained byInstitute for the Protection of Monuments of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; KONS
Heritage status
Official nameAs part of Mostar, the historic site
TypeCultural
Criteriavi
Designated2005 (29th session)
Reference no.946
RegionEurope
Official nameAs part of Mostar, the historic site
TypeCategory 0 cultural property
CriteriaA, B, C ii.iii.iv., D ii.iv., E i.ii.iii.iv.v., F i.ii.iii., G i.v.vi.vii., H ii., I i.ii.iii.
Designated8 July 2004 (session No. 07.1-02-903/03-29)
Part ofMostar, the historic site
Reference no.2495
List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Characteristics
MaterialLimestone
Height4.15
Traversable?yes
No. of spans1
History
Built1558
Statistics
Daily trafficpedestrian
Location
Map

Kriva Ćuprija (or the transl. Crooked Bridge) is a small stone bridge across the Radobolja river in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The bridge is oldest one arch bridge in Mostar, built in 1558 during the Ottoman rule. Its builder was the Ottoman architect Ćejvan Ketoda.[1]

It is located about thirty meters west of the Stari Most and represents its miniature version.[2] It connects the banks of Radobolje with the one semicircular arch of 8.56 m in diameter. The bridge is 4.15 m high, and it is approached by stone steps.[3]

Kriva Ćuprija belongs to the architectural complex of the Old Town of Mostar, and has been declared a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by KONS and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ H, N. (2020-06-08). "Kriva ćuprija prema kojoj je sagrađen Stari most u Mostaru". Sarajevska sehara (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  2. ^ "BH Tourism - What to see and do". bhtourism.ba. 2017-03-06. Archived from the original on 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  3. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Bosnia and Herzegovina - Kriva Cuprija bridge of Mostar". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  4. ^ "Mostar, the historic site". cija.kons.gov.ba. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Crooked Bridge (Kriva Ćuprija)". www.turizam.mostar.ba. Retrieved 2022-01-22.