Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 – collection postcards

Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad

October 7, 2016

The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge of Višegrad across the Drina River in the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina was built at the end of the 16th century by the court architect Mimar Koca Sinan on the orders of Grand Vizier Mehmed Paša Sokolović. Characteristic of the apogee of Ottoman monumental architecture and civil engineering, the … More Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad

Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar

November 17, 2015

The historic town of Mostar, spanning a deep valley of the Neretva River, developed in the 15th and 16th centuries as an Ottoman frontier town and during the Austro-Hungarian period in the 19th and 20th centuries. Mostar has long been known for its old Turkish houses and Old Bridge, Stari Most, after which it is … More Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar