Phot-o' the Day; The Stari Most of Mostar; Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

This is the Old Bridge of Mostar in the Herzegovina part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The bridge crosses the turquoise blue waters of the Neretva River, linking the historic Turkish sector on the left and the Croat/Catholic sector on the right.

The Old Bridge was built in 1566. This is not it. The original Old Bridge was destroyed after standing for over fur centuries during the Homeland War fought during the break-up of the former Yugoslavia. The destruction of the historic bridge horrified the combatants and populations on both sides of the war. After the war, the Old Bridge was rebuilt, using as much of the stone from the original structure as could be salvaged from the waters of Neretva.

Visited April 2010.