ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will go to Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday to attend opening of the re-built historical Mostar Bridge.
Sources said on Monday that Erdogan would go to Mostar city of Bosnia-Herzegovina to attend re-opening of the historical Mostar Bridge.
Erdogan who will deliver a speech during a cocktail party that will be hosted by the Presidential Council of Bosnia-Herzegovina will also attend opening of Cejvan Cehaja Turkish Bath.
Erdogan is expected to return to Turkey after attending dinner that will be hosted in honor of heads of state and government.
The historical bridge was bombarded by Croatians during the war in Bosnia in 1993.
The elegant bridge spanned the River Neretva and was designed by the Ottoman (Turkish) architect Mimar Hayruddin. It was completed in 1566 after nines years of building and the surrounding town became a thriving trading center.
The bridge was 29 meters in length and stood at a height of 20 meters, a classic example of a single span, stone arch bridge and was an example of advanced technology in its time. It became a World Heritage site during the twentieth century.
(MS-AÖ) 19.07.2004