Historic Trading routes in Kosovo: The study case of 18th century bridges in Gjakova.

Session

Architecture and Spatial Planning

Description

Present days Kosovo region was part of trading and mining worldwide route networking since pre-historic times. Remaining infrastructural tissue such as bridges, khans (inns), bazaars, road defense towers, road pavements endorse this communication system. Being part of the Via de Zenta itinerary during medieval times and geographically close to Shkodra as the most frequented port and one of the biggest regional market during Ottoman era, made Gjakova an important connecting point and market center. Consequently, present days Gjakova exhibits a great market place and stone bridges built during 18th century as investment of powerful guilds to exceed nature limits and accelerate trading of commodities. Therefore, presence of this infrastructural tissue, in composition with other urban elements, creates the representative picture of a community in a consolidated economical and social prosperity and order (guilds) and the potential engineering capability of building masters. This article identifies and analyses the information and importance these commerce systems bear beyond their primary utility.

Keywords:

historic trading routes, bridges, economical prosperity, stone masters;

Session Chair

Caroline Jaeger-Klein

Session Co-Chair

Bekim Ceko

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-550-19-2

Location

Pristina, Kosovo

Start Date

26-10-2019 3:30 PM

End Date

26-10-2019 5:00 PM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2019.246

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Historic Trading routes in Kosovo: The study case of 18th century bridges in Gjakova.

Pristina, Kosovo

Present days Kosovo region was part of trading and mining worldwide route networking since pre-historic times. Remaining infrastructural tissue such as bridges, khans (inns), bazaars, road defense towers, road pavements endorse this communication system. Being part of the Via de Zenta itinerary during medieval times and geographically close to Shkodra as the most frequented port and one of the biggest regional market during Ottoman era, made Gjakova an important connecting point and market center. Consequently, present days Gjakova exhibits a great market place and stone bridges built during 18th century as investment of powerful guilds to exceed nature limits and accelerate trading of commodities. Therefore, presence of this infrastructural tissue, in composition with other urban elements, creates the representative picture of a community in a consolidated economical and social prosperity and order (guilds) and the potential engineering capability of building masters. This article identifies and analyses the information and importance these commerce systems bear beyond their primary utility.