Your City�s Landmarks

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For Paris, it's the Eiffel Tower.

For Sydney, it's the Opera House.

For Dubai, it's the Burj al'Arab.

What is it for your city?

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Vijecnica:
Originally Sarajevo's City Hall, the National Library is a symbol of
Sarajevo instantly recognizable to anyone familiar with the city. It
was described by its architect as "delicate Ottoman details on a solid,
Austro-Hungarian base", meant to represent the city as it existed in
the early years of the Austro-Hungarian empires reign over this part of
the world. It incorporates patterns and designs representing all the
peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including crescents and stars of
David.

Gazi Husrev Begova Dzamija:
The Bey's Mosque was built in the early 1500s and, until very recently,
was the largest Islamic building in Europe. It is the center of
Sarajevo's famous Bascarsija, or 'Old Marketplace', district and a
landmark visible from almost anywhere in the ancient streets of the Old
Town area.

Bascarsija:
Bascarsija literally means 'Old Marketplace', and it is the historical,
cultural, and spiritual heart of Sarajevo. It is, by the far, the
largest and most well-maintained carsija in the Balkans - second in
size only to Istanbul's Grand Bazaar. It covers a large section of the
city center, stretching from Alifakovac Street in the southeast to
Saraci Street in the centre. These tiny, cobbled streets - lined with
specialty shops selling everything from gold coffee sets to engraved
bomb casings - attract hundreds of thousands of tourists each year.

Sebilj: The
Sebilj fountain is at the centre of Trg Golub, or 'Pigeon Square', the
main square in Sarajevo's Bascarsija district. Famous for sweet spring
waters in general, Sarajevo has built a legend around the Sebilj
fountain - among others in the city. They say if you drink the water
once, you will return to Sarajevo. If you return to drink it again, you
will never leave.

Katedrala: The
Cathedral of Jesus' Heart is the largest Catholic church in Sarajevo
and one of the most beautiful in the Balkans. Because it is a
relatively new addition to the city (late 1800s), it was possible for
the architects to incorporate centuries of design, from throughout the
Slavic Catholic world, into a single, honey-colored structure. The
church is part of one of Sarajevo's great beauties: An Orthodox Church,
a Mosque, a Synagogue, are within a block of it.

Edited by Mila