Bishop's Ordinariate building in Mostar

Bishop's Ordinariate is a building in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina currently serving as a residence of the catholic Bishop of Mostar and it is situated in the western part of the city.[1]

It was built in 1906 and based on the 1902 drawings of Max (Maximilian) David. The building was designed in the spirit of the renaissance revival – an eclectic historical style in architecture at the transition between the 19th and the 20th century on the broader area of Austro-Hungarian territory. The decorative façade and the entire space are incorporated into a compound that reflects dignity and harmony typical of the Renaissance.[2]

Bishop's Ordinariate in Mostar

The building consists of very simple right-angled triangle enhanced with the two expressive risalits at the ends of the building. It also includes a central cloister on the poles that places emphasis on the portal. The entire structure is placed on the elevated ground – above the level of the road – and the access to the building is made possible by the two staircases.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bishop's Ordinariate". www.hercegovina.ba. Herzegovina-Neretva Canton Tourist Board. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ "City of Mostar: Bishop's Ordinariate". www.turizam.mostar.ba. Retrieved February 17, 2012.

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