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Bridge motif illustration

CROSS-CULTURAL · ARCHITECTURE

Bridge

What it means: Crossing and connection; reconciliation is documented in a particular reconstruction project.

UNESCO describes the rebuilt Old Bridge and Old City of Mostar as symbols of reconciliation, international cooperation and coexistence. Destroyed in 1993 and rebuilt in 2004, the bridge gives “reconnection” a specific historical setting.

Often chosen for: New beginnings & hope · Peace, calm & comfort · Friendship & connection · Curiosity, creativity & wonder

Respectful use: Do not romanticize wartime trauma or imply all local communities feel the same about reconstruction. Review photographs and contemporary bridge-design rights separately.

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Sources: [1] whc.unesco.org

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