High divers jumped from the arch of the Old Bridge in the Bosnian city of Mostar on Sunday during a traditional diving competition. The tournament is an annual party that celebrates the bridge's post-war reconstruction. Originally built more than 450 years ago, when the area was part of the Ottoman Empire, the bridge had grown to become one of the most recognizable symbols of the city before it was destroyed during the 1992-95 war. After the war, the 30-meter UNESCO-listed bridge was rebuilt in a complicated reconstruction effort funded by the international community, and opened again in 2004 as a symbol of reconciliation as it connects the city's two halves inhabited by Catholic Croats and Muslim Bosniaks. #news #BosniaandHerzegovina #sports #culture #bridge #history