The Destruction of the Old Bridge in Mostar: A Rupture in Collective Urban Space and Life

IF 0.3 3区艺术学 0 ARCHITECTURE

International Journal of Islamic Architecture Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI:10.1386/ijia_00117_1

Asja Mandić

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Abstract

This article examines the destruction of the sixteenth-century pedestrian bridge of the city of Mostar, the Old Bridge, during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–95) as a substantial disruption to the city’s urban fabric. The bridge was the symbol of the city, its most recognizable landmark, and a monument that linked two sides of the Neretva River into an integral urban unit. Reflecting on the repercussions of such violence in the context of the image of the city, I address the identity of the bridge, and the social relations inscribed in the materiality of the surrounding urban space. Due to the violence of the war and continued interethnic conflict, the meaning of the bridge changed; the construction of a new bridge on the same site was unable to repair breaches in the social relationships between Mostar’s communities. Architectural responses to rupture in the divided and contested city are exemplified in Mostar, an urban setting that has been ravaged by war, trauma, and ethno-nationalism.

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莫斯塔尔老桥的破坏:集体城市空间与生活的断裂

这篇文章探讨了在波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那战争期间（1992-95年），莫斯塔尔市16世纪人行天桥老桥的破坏，这是对该市城市结构的重大破坏。这座桥是这座城市的象征，也是这座城市最知名的地标，也是将涅雷特瓦河两岸连接成一个完整城市单元的纪念碑。在城市形象的背景下思考这种暴力的影响，我谈到了桥梁的身份，以及周围城市空间物质性中所体现的社会关系。由于战争的暴力和持续的种族间冲突，这座桥的意义发生了变化；在同一地点建造一座新桥无法修复莫斯塔尔社区之间社会关系的破裂。莫斯塔尔是一座饱受战争、创伤和民族主义蹂躏的城市，建筑对这座分裂和有争议的城市破裂的反应在这里可见一斑。

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA) publishes bi-annually, peer-reviewed articles on the urban design and planning, architecture and landscape architecture of the historic Islamic world, encompassing the Middle East and parts of Africa and Asia, but also the more recent geographies of Islam in its global dimensions. The main emphasis is on the detailed analysis of the practical, historical and theoretical aspects of architecture, with a focus on both design and its reception. The journal also aims to encourage dialogue and discussion between practitioners and scholars. Articles that bridge the academic-practitioner divide are highly encouraged. While the main focus is on architecture, papers that explore architecture from other disciplinary perspectives, such as art, history, archaeology, anthropology, culture, spirituality, religion and economics are also welcome. The journal is specifically interested in contemporary architecture and urban design in relation to social and cultural history, geography, politics, aesthetics, technology and conservation. Spanning across cultures and disciplines, IJIA seeks to analyse and explain issues related to the built environment throughout the regions covered. The audience of this journal includes both practitioners and scholars. The journal publishes both online and in print. The first issue was published in January 2012.