Mostar, Herzegovina

The medieval town of Mostar developed along the Neretva River in 1474. The men that guarded the suspension bridge over the river were called mostari (bridge keepers). The new stone bridge (Stari Most) was completed in 1566. In November of 1993, the bridge that had united Mostar for over 400 years was destroyed by dozens of tank rounds from the Croatian side. The bridge you see here was reconstructed in 2004.