Bosnia and Herzegovina Mostar: Legend of an old bridge.

The old city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, an old bridge to tell the tales.

The old town of Mostar

Now she has become the symbol of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mostar, along the old cobblestone path, accompanied by the sound of water gurgling trail edge, old bridge has finally lifted the veil of mystery in this moment.

An old bridge to tell the tales

Now the old bridge has been included in the list by UNESCO World Cultural heritage. She went today, has gone through nearly 500 years of vicissitudes of life, her status and meaning, far more than the ties that bind.

Shore dwellings

Long-term since, she's different ethnic and religious public transport link and spiritual ties with Islam, because living in the side of the bridge of the residents, on the other side of the bridge with the Catholic residents. For many years, the residents through the old to me to you.

Cobblestone lanes

The old bridge has been in a calm atmosphere in the past 400 years, it is worth mentioning that, she was lucky to escape the war and World War II war, yet so quiet life was finally broken in 1992, started the civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, beautiful Mostar bridge also doomed, became the first and foremost be abreacted, shortly after the civil war to start, the old bridge they suffered a devastating blow, on both sides of the residents be ruthless partition. Only with the temporary suspension bridge to maintain the most basic business contact, this situation continued until the post-war years.