In the 1990s conflict, however, most of the historic town and the Old Bridge, designed by the renowned architect Sinan, was destroyed. The Old Bridge was recently rebuilt and many of the edifices in the Old Town have been restored or rebuilt with the contribution of an international scientific committee established by UNESCO.
“Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar,” UNESCO
Blagaj Tekija is a Dervish monastery outside Mostar, Bosnia, that’s nearly 600 years old. Situated at the base of a cliff, next to the source of the river Buna, it’s a unique and picturesque series of buildings…. The Tekija (or Tekke) was first founded during the height of the Ottoman empire.
“Blagaj Tekija: Bosnia’s Beautiful Monastery Under A Cliff,” Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes
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