Emperor's Mosque
Obala Isa bega Ishakovića
Without a doubt, the most valuable piece in the collection of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the Sarajevo Haggadah. More
That Sarajevo occupies an area that has long been inhabited is testified to by the many remains left by the Butmir Civilization, Illyrians, Romans, the medieval Slavic state.... And, from the very moment when the Ottoman military leader, Isa Bey Ishaković, laid Sarajevo's foundations around 1460, the town continued to grow, absorbing and ultimately reflecting the various influences it has been subjected to over the centuries. More
Architecture, Historical, War related, National Treasure
Hiseta / Kotromanića, Sarajevo | Map
Architecture, Historical, War related, National Treasure The old electric distribution center in Marijin Dvor, which is located at the intersection of Hiseta and Kotromanića Streets, is one of the most important industrial units built during the period of Austro-Hungarian rule in BiH. More
Architecture, Religious, Historical, National Treasure
Zelenih Beretki 3, Sarajevo | Map
Architecture, Religious, Historical, National Treasure The Orthodox Metropolitanate mansion was built in 1899 as a residential-commercial complex next to the Congregational Church of the Holy Mother. It makes use of Serbian-Byzantine and Neo-Romantic styles and was designed by archite... More
Attraction
Plandište, Sarajevo | Map
Attraction The Bridge in Plandište, or Roman Bridge, is located at the western entrance to Sarajevo, about two kilometers downstream from the source of the Bosna River. More
Architecture, Historical
Saburina 6, Sarajevo | Map
Architecture, Historical Saburina House was built in Kovači in the middle of the 18th century and is one of few preserved examples of residential architecture in Sarajevo dating from the Ottoman period. More
Historical, War related
Hrvatin bb, Sarajevo | Map
Historical, War related The original Trebević cable car, or funicular, as it was called by older Sarajevans, was operational from May 3, 1959, and it was one of the most recognizable symbols of BiH’s capital. More
Architecture, Historical, National Treasure
Baščaršijski trg, Sarajevo | Map
Architecture, Historical, National Treasure There used to be hundreds of sebiljs (kiosk-shaped public fountains) in Sarajevo, but today the last one is found on Baščaršija Square, where it serves as a major symbol of the city. More
Architecture, Historical, National Treasure, The Bridges of Sarajevo
Obala Kulina bana, Sarajevo | Map
Architecture, Historical, National Treasure, The Bridges of Sarajevo Known to Sarajevans as Šeherija, Šeher-ćehajina Ćuprija is located across from Sarajevo Vijećnica and connects Nadmlini on the right bank of the Miljacka and Alifakovac on the left. More
The Bridges of Sarajevo
Obala Kulina bana, Sarajevo | Map
The Bridges of Sarajevo Skenderija is a concrete bridge that was built in 1969 in order to provide smoother traffic flow between the left and right banks of the Miljacka River, especially near Skenderija Center, which was opened the same year. This cultu... More
The Bridges of Sarajevo
Skenderija, Sarajevo | Map
The Bridges of Sarajevo The Skenderija Steel Bridge is a pedestrian bridge that is known to Sarajevans as Eiffel's Bridge. Somewhere near the bridge's current location the Ottoman governor, Skender Pasha, had a wooden bridge erected at the end of th... More
Architecture, Historical, National Treasure
Sime Milutinovića Sarajlije 1, Sarajevo | Map
Architecture, Historical, National Treasure The building for the Serbian Cultural-educational Society (SPKD), Prosvjeta, was designed by Miloš Miladinović and built in 1911. More
Architecture, Religious, Historical
Srpskih ratnika bb, Pale | Map
Architecture, Religious, Historical St. Joseph’s Church was built in Pale in 1911 so as to meet the needs of lumberjacks who were working in the forests around Sarajevo. It later became a seat of religious life for Catholics who were living around Romanija. More
Architecture, Historical, National Treasure
Mula Mustafe Bašeskije 57, Sarajevo | Map
Architecture, Historical, National Treasure The Stari Grad Hotel complex comprises what used to be Gazi Hotel, which was part of the Gazi Husrev Bey Vakuf (GHB endowment), and the Kadić family residence. More
War related, The Bridges of Sarajevo
Vrbanja, Sarajevo | Map
War related, The Bridges of Sarajevo The Suada and Olga Bridge is made of concrete and connects Marijin Dvor, on the right side of the Miljacka River, with the neighborhoods of Kovačići and Grbavica on the left. More
Architecture, Historical
Zelenih beretki, Sarajevo | Map
Architecture, Historical The summer garden that is part of Sarajevo’s Europe Hotel was built on top of the remains of Tašlihan, a stone inn (han) that was erected between 1540 and 1543 by the Ottoman Governor, Gazi Husrev Bey. More
Architecture, Historical, National Treasure
Obala Kulina Bana 18, Sarajevo | Map
Architecture, Historical, National Treasure The building known as the Bank on Obala was built according to designs by architect Rudolf Tönnies in 1913 for a branch of Austro-Hungarian Bank. More
