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Bosnia marks anniversary of Mostar Bridge's demolition

Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday commemorated the 27th anniversary of the demolition of Mostar Bridge, one of the most important Ottoman monuments in the Western Balkans. A memorial ceremony on the historic bridge began with sirens ringing at exactly 10:16 a.m., the time when the bridge was destroyed 27 years ago.

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The bridge unites not only the two sides of the city but also the Bosniak and Croat people, who still live together. It was designed by Ottoman (Turkish) architect Mimar Hayruddin, a student of the famous architect Mimar Sinan, and completed in the city of Mostar in 1566.