Another new country… at least for this blog. I was meaning to feature Sarajevo postcards for my first entry for Bosnia-Herzegovina, but hmm I had so many things in my mind about Sarajevo I don’t even know where to start. So let’s keep them aside first and have a look at these significant historical bridges in this country, and apparently they’re both listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites of BiH.
From Jasmina. I just love this bridge and and its glory with the old house buildings.. they look really beautiful at night! The Stari Most (“Old bridge”) was built in the 16th century when Mostar became the chief administrative city for the Ottoman Empire in the Herzegovina region. The bridge stood for 427 years, until it was destroyed in 1993 during the Bosnian civil war. Then the bridge was reconstructed to its current from in 2001-2004.
This is the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad across the Drina River. It was built by by an Ottoman grand vizier, Mehmed Paša Sokolović in 1571 (hence the name). It was severely damaged during both World Wars and got temporary repairs and reconstructed in stone in the early 1950s. Being almost 500 years old, the bridge is fragile and now closed for traffic when it became UNESCO Heritage site.
