The Stone Bridge (Kamen Most) across the Vardar River is one of Skopje's most recognisable landmarks and the symbolic divide between the Ottoman bazaar on the north bank and the modern city to the south. It was built in the 15th century under Sultan Mehmed II on the foundations of an even earlier Roman bridge, using local stone. The structure is 214 metres long and 6 metres wide, supported by 13 arches.
The bridge survived the 1963 earthquake that destroyed much of the city around it and remains in use today as a pedestrian crossing. Standing on it mid-span gives one of the better views of the city: the Kale fortress upstream, the bazaar quarter stretching north, and the confusion of new construction on the south bank. The bridge is often a gathering point in the evenings.