Sarajevo
The one European city where a mosque, a synagogue and two cathedrals sit within a few minutes' walk of each other. The siege is still legible in the buildings, and the city is direct about it.
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Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
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Landmarks in Sarajevo
The architecture of Bosnia and Herzegovina is largely influenced by four major periods, when political and social changes determined the creation of distinct cultural and architectural habits of the region.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Sep 2026
The White Fortress is an old fort overlooking the historic core of Sarajevo. It is a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bijela Tabija is 667 metres (2,188 ft) above sea level.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Jul 2026
Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is a Sunni mosque in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in the 16th century, it is the largest historical mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most representative Ottoman structures in the Balkans.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Bjoertvedt · CC BY-SA 3.0
Latin Bridge is an Ottoman-era bridge over the river Miljacka in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 May 2026
sundeviljeff · CC BY 2.0
The Sacred Heart Cathedral is a Catholic church in Sarajevo; commonly referred as the Sarajevo Cathedral, it is the largest cathedral in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Vrhbosna, currently Tomo Vukšić, and center of Catholic worship in the city. The cathedral is located in the city's Old Town district.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Jul 2026
Bosnien_catholic_church_in_Sarajevo.jpg: sbamueller derivative work: Rabanus Flavus · CC BY-SA 2.0
Sarajevo Safari is the name for an alleged war tourism phenomenon during the siege of Sarajevo (1992–1996) involving human hunting. According to the reports, wealthy foreign nationals were enabled, for large monetary fees, to shoot at civilians in the besieged city with sniper rifles for entertainment purposes.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
Paalso · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Sebilj is an Ottoman-style wooden fountain (sebil) in the centre of Baščaršija Square in Sarajevo. The original Sebilj was built by Mehmed Pasha Kukavica in 1753, but it was destroyed in a fire in 1852. It was reconstructed by the Austrian architect Alexander Wittek in 1891, and was relocated to its present site several metres away from the position of the earlier structure.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Mar 2026
Jaimrsilva · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Sarajevo Tunnel also known as the Tunnel of Salvation, the Tunnel of Hope, or the Tunnel of Life, was a tunnel constructed between March and June 1993 during the Siege of Sarajevo in the midst of the Bosnian War.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 May 2026
Baumi · CC BY-SA 3.0
The architecture of Bosnia and Herzegovina is largely influenced by four major periods, when political and social changes determined the creation of distinct cultural and architectural habits of the region.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Sep 2026
The White Fortress is an old fort overlooking the historic core of Sarajevo. It is a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bijela Tabija is 667 metres (2,188 ft) above sea level.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Jul 2026
Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is a Sunni mosque in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in the 16th century, it is the largest historical mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most representative Ottoman structures in the Balkans.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Bjoertvedt · CC BY-SA 3.0
Latin Bridge is an Ottoman-era bridge over the river Miljacka in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 May 2026
sundeviljeff · CC BY 2.0
The Sacred Heart Cathedral is a Catholic church in Sarajevo; commonly referred as the Sarajevo Cathedral, it is the largest cathedral in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Vrhbosna, currently Tomo Vukšić, and center of Catholic worship in the city. The cathedral is located in the city's Old Town district.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Jul 2026
Bosnien_catholic_church_in_Sarajevo.jpg: sbamueller derivative work: Rabanus Flavus · CC BY-SA 2.0
Sarajevo Safari is the name for an alleged war tourism phenomenon during the siege of Sarajevo (1992–1996) involving human hunting. According to the reports, wealthy foreign nationals were enabled, for large monetary fees, to shoot at civilians in the besieged city with sniper rifles for entertainment purposes.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
Paalso · CC BY-SA 3.0