World's great divided cities: The most enchanting cities split into two halves

By Ute Junker
Updated April 26 2015 - 1:08pm, first published 11:46am
The old bridge in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The old bridge in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The old bridge in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The old bridge in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The old bridge in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The old bridge in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Gellert Hotel thermal baths in Budapest.
The Gellert Hotel thermal baths in Budapest.
The old bridge in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The old bridge in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Not so long ago, Budapest didn't exist. In its place were two separate settlements on either side of the Danube: the royal capital of Buda and the commercial town of Pest. Less than 150 years ago, the two finally united to form Budapest, one city with two distinct identities.

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