For more than four centuries, the Old Bridge in Mostar reigned as the Bosnian city's defining landmark. A masterpiece of Ottoman architecture commissioned in 1566 by Suleiman the Magnificent, the ...

The scars of war remain around every corner in this tranquil river valley town, though they can be easy to miss amid the sea of camera-carrying tourists. The European waiter who says he hasn't been on ...

On November 9, 1993, one of Bosnia-Herzegovina's cultural treasures became a casualty of war. The Old Bridge in Mostar, built in 1566 during the Ottoman Empire, was destroyed by shells fired by ...

Thousands of tourists braved extreme heat to cheer for divers jumping off the historic Ottoman-era Old Bridge in Bosnia's city of Mostar. The 458-year-old tradition coincides with the 20th anniversary ...

Iconic Mostar Bridge, which was destroyed by Croat forces during 1992-1995 Bosnian War and rebuilt afterwards, continues to serve as symbol of unity among people of diverse races A general view of ...

The southern town of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina celebrated the 15th anniversary of the reconstruction of its famous Old Bridge, which was blown up by Bosnian Croat forces during the war. This ...

Inappropriate construction of a hotel in the buffer zone: The President of the National Commission for UNESCO informed the Centre, by letter of 31 January 2008, that following the decision of the ...

A diver jumped from Mostar’s reconstructed Old Bridge into the Neretva River in a commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the destruction of the Ottoman-era landmark. This post is also available in ...

A Bridge to Peace: Lessons from Mostar for a Fragile World The journey from destruction to reconstruction, from poverty to prosperity, is never easy. As the Mostar Bridge shows, it’s possible. With ...

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2006 : ICOMOS mission ; 2007: UNESCO / ICOMOS mission ; 2008: ICCROM/ICOMOS expert mission. 2008 Report on the Joint UNESCO/ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Old Bridge Area of the Old City of ...