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Festina Lente Bridge in Sarajevo
Sarajevo and surrounding
Architecture,  Unusual places,  Bridges
Architecture, 
Unusual places, 
Bridges
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"Make haste slowly," says the conceptual name of the unique project of the students of the Academy of Fine Arts. In 2012, future architects built a bridge over the Miljacka River right in the heart of the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, although the competition for the best industrial project had been won 5 years earlier by three second-year students.

The modern pedestrian bridge called Festina Lente has a shape of a ribbon with a length of more than 40 meters. The steel structure, including a decorative "loop-the-loop" in the center, is adorned with aluminum plates with LEDs. In the dark, this fantastic colorful lighting transforms the functional city structure into a popular place for meetings, dates, and romantic walks. Moreover, there is a secluded place in the niches of the so-called "ribbon loop", where lovers can talk heart to heart while sitting on wooden benches. And from another city bridge, it seems that you will have to pass a small section of the loop upside down to continue your way to the other side.

According to the creators, the Festina Lente bridge is designed to symbolize the thorny path of knowledge: the bridge leads to the Academy of Fine Arts, located in the building of the former temple. Thus, another meaning inherent in the construction of the bridge is revealed: the path leading from spirituality to secular knowledge. Indeed, the students of the Academy daily pass from the everyday life of the socialist-era residential quarter to the place of genuine art.

The original architectural monument, made in the popular neo-modern style, brought a sense of freshness and modernity to the old colorful city with a rich history and culture, medieval bridges, and mosques. It has become the hallmark of Sarajevo, the pride of the locals who keep up with the times, and the popular tourist attraction.

Address: Festina Lente

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