Stari Most (Old Bridge) over the Neretva river in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (@ Gavin Hellier/Corbis)

Stari Most (Old Bridge) over the Neretva river in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (@ Gavin Hellier/Corbis)

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• The reconstruction of this 16th-century bridge was completed in 2004…""But its name still means “old bridge”
• The culture is rich and ancient…""Here in a land that\s been an independent nation since just 1992
• After four centuries of connecting the east and west sides of town, the bridge was destroyed in 1993 during a civil war.""A long tradition of diving from the span helped to bring about its reconstruction
• Trivia quiz: Name the most expensive Yugoslav film ever made, starring Yul Brynner and Orson Welles.""Hint: It dramatized a crucial WWII battle named for this river