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What to see
Koskin-Mehmed
Pasha's Mosque
On the Neretva's left river bank, 50 meters northerly
of Kujundziluk, Koski-Mehmed Pasha built a mosque in 1617. Koskin-Mehmed
Pasha's mosque has nice doom and it's the single one mosque in Mostar
with preserved original wall paint and decorations. In spite of
protection under UNESCO, in 1993 its minaret is demolished while
court-yard and doom are partly damaged. Today, it s almost all repaired.
Entrance is free.
Orthodox Cathedral - before
Old Orthodox Church Virgin Mary was built in 1834
with permission of great vizier Kara Mehmed Pasha. One part of the
church was built subterraneously. Sultan Abdoul Aziz met requests of
Orthodox and gave them 100,000 groschens as well as ground to built a
new.
Prva Gimnazija (The First Gymnasium)
Buildings from Austro-Hungarian period give special charm to
architectonic wealth of Mostar. In 1878 Bosnia and Herzegovina was
annexed to Austro-Hungarian empire. There is a whole range of
interesting buildings from that time. One of them is the Old Gymnasium
situated on Spanish Square, just by separation line from the last war.
It was built in 1898 according to outline scheme of architect Blazek,
with facade rich in Moresque elements. The Gymnasium was destroyed in
last war but is still looks nice.
Kujundziluk
Kujundziluk, the old bazaar, is placed beside the
left river bank, northerly from the Old Bridge. It is named after "kujundzije",
craftsmen who struck the gold and whose workshops were numerous in the
area. Together with the Old Bridge, Kujundziluk creates wonderful unique
architectural whole.
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