In Mostar the bridge was synonymous with the name of the place, and to such an extent that in the war in 1993 when the bridge was destroyed, the town all but lost its identity until the bridge was reconstructed.
Em Mostar, a ponte era sinónimo do nome do local, de tal forma que, na guerra de 1993, quando a ponte foi destruída, a cidade quase perdeu a sua identidade até a ponte ser reconstruída.