Koski Mehmed Pasha mosque, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Koski Mehmed Pasha mosque, built 1618, lit up at night, seen from under the Stari Most or Old Bridge, a 16th century Ottoman bridge over the Neretva river, in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town is named after the mostari or bridge keepers of the Old Bridge. Mostar developed in the 15th and 16th centuries as an Ottoman frontier town and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Koski Mehmed Pasha mosque, built 1618, lit up at night, seen from under the Stari Most or Old Bridge, a 16th century Ottoman bridge over the Neretva river, in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town is named after the mostari or bridge keepers of the Old Bridge. Mostar developed in the 15th and 16th centuries as an Ottoman frontier town and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen