The Mostar Bridge

•Also known as the Stari Most, located in the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
•It is a reconstructed Ottoman bridge dating back to the 16th century.
•It stands as a remarkable example of Balkan Islamic architecture. Suleiman the Magnificent commissioned its construction in 1557.
•The Mostar bridge spans the river and boasts a humpback shape, measuring 4 meters (13 ft 1 in) in width and 30 meters (98 ft 5 in) in length and a height of 24 meters (78 ft 9 in).
•Safeguarding the bridge are two fortified towers known as “the bridge keepers”: the Halebija tower on the northeast and the Tara tower on the southwest.
•Every year, towards the end of July, a traditional diving compeтιтion takes place. •Young men from the town participate by leaping from the bridge into the Neretva River.
•Since 2015, the Mostar bridge has been included as a tour stop in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.
•Additionally, in 2019, the diving compeтιтion was featured in Series 2, episode 3 of The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan.

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