Mostar, Then And Now

People cross a makeshift bridge in Mostar after the destruction of the 16th-century Old Bridge in 1993. On the right, the new bridge as it appeared in 2013. The reconstruction was completed in 2004 at a cost of $15.4 million, financed by a World Bank loan and international grants.

The makeshift bridge that replaced the destroyed Old Bridge, and the rebuilt structure in 2013.

The Mehmed Pasina Mosque in Mostar, heavily damaged in fighting in 1993, and the mosque as it appeared in 2013

A man reads on the steps of a damaged building in the old section of Mostar in 1993. Below, the same street in February 2013.

Damaged roofs in the old part of Mostar in June 1993, and the same location in February 2013.

People walk across a bridge in Mostar in June 1993. On the right, a newly built bridge at the same location in 2013

Damaged buildings in June 1993, and the same location in 2013

Marshall Tito Street in Mostar in 1993 and in 2013

Santiceva Street in Mostar in 1993 and in 2013, with some buidlings still partly in ruins

A Bosnian soldier stands on a hanging footbridge that replaced the destroyed Old Bridge. Below, a view of the reconstructed bridge