Latin Bridge, the site of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914

Austro-Hungarian buildings along the River

Statue of Pope John Paul II / Old Pharmacy

Sarajevo City Hall (Vijecnica) / View from bridge

Church of St Anthony of Padua: Roman Catholic, rebuilt 1912

Sarajevo 2; Old Town District

September 23, 2022 in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

When the Austro-Hungarians took over Sarajevo, they built around the Turkish Quarter in a circular fashion; thus, within a few blocks of Bascarsija, there are examples of Cathedrals, Synagogues and traditional European architecture - as well as other mosques.

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