A stone sign commemorating the destruction of the Old Bridge (Stari Most) on the 9th November 1993 in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina
The Stari Most (Old Bridge in English) was commissioned by the Ottoman ruler Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557 and was completed in 1566 or 1567. When it was built, it was the widest man-made arch in the world. After standing for 427 years, it was destroyed by tank fire from Bosnian Croat forces in November 1993. It was rebuilt and opened in July 2004. Local divers stand at the top of the bridge, and after extracting as much money as they possibly can from the tourists that crowd around to watch, they jump 69 feet (21 meters) from the bridge into the river. One of the country's most recognizable landmarks, it is also considered one of the most exemplary pieces of Islamic architecture in the Balkans and was designed by Mimar Hayruddin, a student and apprentice of the famous architect Mimar Sinan.
Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Old Bridge, Mostar, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Herzegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkan, Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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