Herzegovina Mostar R. Narenta
River Neretva/Narenta upstream of the town.In the right-hand upper
part of the photograph there is house with the kind of loggia/ closed
balcony supported by two high pillars - that is a famous building called Biscevic's (Bishchevich's) corner - a perfect example of the habitation/dwelling house architecture from the turkish times (XVIII century).
Panoramic view of the left bank of Neretva in Mostar from the North.
Photograph was taken from the right bank of Neretva, just downstream from the Franz Josef Bridge, towards SE
(from left to right): First Minaret on the left-hand side belongs to the Roznamedzi Ibrahim-efendi's Mosque (roznamedzi = court-clerk), built before 1620. Then, somewhat up the slopes, the tower and the dome of the New orthodox church is seen (1863-1873). The church was built in a curious mixture of styles: tower is baroque, and the rest of the church body a neo-byzantine. To the right of it, the minaret of Hadzi-Mehmed-beg Karadzoz's Mosque (main mosque of the town) is seen above then-new 2-storey building built on the site of Karadzoz-beg's han (inn), demolished in 1890. Further to the right, Sahat-kula (Watch-tower) built before 1636, about 15 meters high, is seen. Then, on the left bank of Neretva, a Biscevic's Cosak (Bishchevich's Corner) residential house, with the loggia supported by two high pillars, is seen. It was built either in 1635 or XVIII century (differing sources!), was damaged in the recent war, but it was restored in 1997. To the right of it, in the distance, a minaret of Koski Mehmed-pasha's Mosque is probably seen. Several buildings at the left waterfront are fine examples of local oriental architecture, but no data on them are available. Perhaps they were destroyed in the meantime, since on some photographs taken from the same spot later, they are not to be seen.
