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Emperors Mosque
Across the river from the old city, the large Careva Džamija was built in 1565 on the site of Sarajevos very first wooden mosque. Major restoration work started in 2014 and will include the reconstruction of the next-door Isa-Bey Hamam.
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Academy of Arts
Originally built in 1899 as an evangelical church, the Gothic Revival–style Academy of Arts has a fine facade looking like a mini version of Budapests magnificent national parliament building. Inside the small Alu Gallery hosts occasional exhibitions.
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Radimlja Necropolis
Beside the Mostar road 3km west of Stolac is the famous Radimlja Necropolis. At first glimpse it looks like a quarrymans yard. But on closer inspection the group of around 110 blocks prove to include some of Bosnias most important stećci (carved grave-markers).
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Višegradski Kapija
Unlike most of Sarajevos remaining 1730s stone gatehouse towers, Višegradski Kapija still effectively functions as a city gate with a road running through it. Beyond, the cityscape suddenly thins dramatically and there are views across the steep-sided green valleys beyond.
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Ferhadija Džamija
Dating to 1579, this once-UNESCO-listed mosque was demolished during the Bosnian War, along with over a dozen of Banja Lukas historic mosques. After 21 years of painstaking reconstruction, Ramadan prayers were held here in 2014, though work continues on the interior.
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Crooked Bridge
Resembling Stari Most but in miniature, the pint-sized Crooked Bridge crosses the tiny Rabobolja creek amid a layered series of picturesque millhouse-restaurants. The original bridge, weakened by wartime assaults, was washed away by 2000 floods, but rebuilt a year later.
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Pigeon Square
Nicknamed Pigeon Sq for all the birds, Baščaršijas central open space centres on the Sebilj , an ornate 1891 drinking fountain. It leads past the lively (if tourist-centric) coppersmith alley, Kazandžiluk , leading down to the garden-wrapped 16th-century Baščaršija Džamija .
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Vidoški Castle Ruins
Crowning the shoulder of woodland ridge that rises directly above the town, the Vidoški fortress is one of the most extensive medieval castles in BiH. Extensive stabilisation repairs in 2013 have helped ensure that the ruins dont collapse, and added a roof to the main tower.
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Bezistan
The 16th-century stone-vaulted covered bazaar is little more than 100m long but squint and you could be in Istanbul. Most of the 50+ shops sell inexpensive souvenirs, scarves, cheap handbags and knock-off sunglasses. The sturcture is another of Gazi-Husrevbeys great bequests.
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National Gallery of BiH
Behind the sturdy Austro-Hungarian facade this small but inspired three-level gallery hosts a changing series of exhibitions, mostly featuring bold contemporary art. Momentum, a recent installation, imagined in ultra slow motion the reactions of the crowd to the shooting of Franz F
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Muslibegović House
Ring the bell to be ushered into this walled Ottoman courtyard house, built in the late 17th century and extended in 1871. Its main function today is as an extremely charming boutique hotel, but several of the sitting areas are decorated with museum-like collections of artefacts an
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Gazi
Bosnias second Ottoman governor, Gazi-Husrevbey, funded a series of splendid 16th-century buildings of which this 1531 mosque forms the greatest centrepiece. The exterior might appear somewhat plain but theres a beautiful courtyard fountain, a 45m minaret and a splendidly proportio
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Utvrda
The most iconic building in Počitelj is the octagonal Gavrakapetan Tower within the still part-ruined Utvrda (fortress) at the northern edge of the citadel. Its possible to climb within but for even better panoramas you might prefer to use your sweat and energy reaching the uppermo
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Turbe
Beside St Antons tower, this octagonal mausoleum with ogive stone windows in each side contains two tombs, though curiously nobody is sure as to exactly who is buried beneath. The commonest theory is that they were Turkish lords who died defendering the city from Austro-Hungarian a
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Resurrected Saviour
This mesmerising figure is a masterpiece of contemporary sculpture showing a 5m-tall metallic Christ standing crucified yet cross-less, his manhood wrapped in scripture. At times the statues right knee miraculously weeps a colourless liquid that pilgrims queue to dab onto specially
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Sebilj
This fountain, looking more like an enclosed Oriental gazebo, is not the original and only dates from 1891. From the square a series of parallel lanes, cross alleys and open courtyards strike off in all directions to a boundary of the National Library in the east and Gazi-Husrevbey
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Andrićgrad
Višegrads faux-antique old town, Andrićgrad, officially opened in June 2014. Its a historical fantasy–cum–boutique shopping centre conceived like a mini Dubrovnik, and containing (as yet) six cafe-bar-eateries, two institutes/academies, an art gallery, a bank, souvenir shops and a
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Stara Gimnazija
Echoing the neo-Moorish style of the Sarajevo City Hall, this splendid grammar school building was completed in 1902. It fell right at the epicentre of the front line during the 1990s conflict and lay in ruins for a decade before a laborious five-year reconstruction brought it full
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Mill Races
If you follow the Bregava River upstream from central Stolac, youll pass three very picturesque, 17th-century stone mill races with stone-flagged roofs. The furthest of these is part of a traditional mill-house complex that is itself nearing completion in front of a photogenic 7m-h
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Ivo Andrić Museum
Fans of Bosnian Chronicle might be tempted to look inside this Ottoman-style house designed (in the 1970s) to simulate Andrićs birthplace. There are only two museum rooms but some labels are in English and the cafe-bar downstairs has a pleasant walled courtyard. Its one block off B
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