Stone and architecture in Herzegovina

Abstract

Herzegovina, the southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has a long tradition in building stone houses. Although neighbouring countries and foreign authorities have influenced architecture in Herzegovina, it has retained its distinctive expression. Surveys about architecture in Herzegovina have been done casually and superficially compared to Bosnia, despite their differences in climate, geomorphology, culture and architecture. The paper shows the development of residential architecture in Herzegovina through history, observed through its vernacularism.