UN NEW YORK

This cover from United Nations (Office of New York) depicts 4 stamps (2 of each type) with pictures of two world famous bridges, both inscribed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO: the Forth Bridge in Scotland, United Kingdom, and the Old Mostar Bridge, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 14 kilometres west of central Edinburgh. Completed in 1890, it is considered as a symbol of Scotland (having been voted Scotland's greatest man-made wonder in 2016), and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2015. The UNESCO site in Bosnia and Herzegovina encompasses the Old Bridge and the surrounding area. The Ottoman bridge, which crosses the Neretva river, was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent and completed in 1566/67. In 1993, during the Bosnian War, it was deliberately shelled and destroyed by the Croatian Defence Council. After the war, the bridge was rebuilt using traditional construction methods and local materials, and reopened in 2004. In 2005, all the historic area around the bridge was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

This amazing cover from Bosnia and Herzegovina depict a miniature sheet issued in 2004 celebrating the Old >Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar. One of the more iconic sites in all of Bosnia and Herzegovina—the old bridge in Mostar—is actually not that old. At least, the current incarnation of Stari Most is a lot newer than one might think given the bridge’s long history. Originally built in 1557 under the administration of the Ottoman Empire, it was destroyed by Bosnian Croat forces in November 1993 during the shelling of the town. In 1998, UNESCO helped in the recreation of the bridge, which was completed in 2004, and the bridge being listed as a World Heritage Site in 2005.

BOSNIA MOSTAR

A nice cover from Bosnia Mostar, depicting a complete set issued in 2012 on topic "EUROPA - Visit...". The stamp on the left also features the Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar. Stari Most (literally 'Old Bridge'), also known as Mostar Bridge, is a rebuilt 16th-century Ottoman bridge in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina that crosses the river Neretva and connects the two parts of the city. The Old Bridge stood for 427 years, until it was destroyed on 9 November 1993 by Croat paramilitary forces during the Croat–Bosniak War. Subsequently, a project was set in motion to reconstruct it; the rebuilt bridge opened on 23 July 2004.The bridge is considered an exemplary piece of Balkan Islamic architecture and was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557. It was designed by Mimar Hayruddin, a student and apprentice of architect Mimar Sinan who built many of the Sultan's key buildings in Istanbul and around the empire. It is inscribed as an UNESCO World Heritage site since 2005.

BOSNIA MOSTAR

A nice UNESCO cover from Bosnia Mostar, depicting 2 stamps celebrating the Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar. Stari Most (literally 'Old Bridge'), also known as Mostar Bridge, is a rebuilt 16th-century Ottoman bridge in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina that crosses the river Neretva and connects the two parts of the city. The Old Bridge stood for 427 years, until it was destroyed on 9 November 1993 by Croat paramilitary forces during the Croat–Bosniak War. Subsequently, a project was set in motion to reconstruct it; the rebuilt bridge opened on 23 July 2004.The bridge is considered an exemplary piece of Balkan Islamic architecture and was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557. It was designed by Mimar Hayruddin, a student and apprentice of architect Mimar Sinan who built many of the Sultan's key buildings in Istanbul and around the empire. It is inscribed as an UNESCO World Heritage site since 2005.