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Mostar: Tableau with views of the Bosnian town, photograph, around 1898

The Bosnian town of Mostar: A long-standing popular example of the ethnic and religious variety of the Balkans. This picture also emphasises the coexistence of the places of worship of the various religions in the Balkans.

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Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur-und Betriebsges.m.b.H./Fotograf: Alexander E. Koller

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