Above Šeher-Čekajina Ćuprija is Alifakovac, today perhaps the best preserved part of the old ways of residential construction in Sarajevo, with steep alleys dotted with houses in a way that each has a great view and nobody blocks each other. The construction was done with care because Sarajevo was famous for neighborhood care and solidarity. Best example is the story about Avdaga Trampa, a distinguished Sarajevan who was selling his house and had set the price of 300 ducats. When buyers questioned the price, Avdaga would explain that the house itself was worth 100 ducats, neighbors on the left 100 ducats, and neighbors on the right 100 ducats.
Alifakovac is also known for its cemetery, where famous people from Sarajevo have been buried for five centuries, as well as those who came from far away and ended their lives in Sarajevo. Famous French architect Le Corbusier was so impressed by the view stretching from there that he said it was the most beautiful graveyard he had ever seen.
Neighborhoods of Sarajevo
Baščaršija
We will start with today’s bathing...
Alifakovac
The first major bridge after Bentbaša...
Vratnik
It is easy to get to Vratnik.
Bistrik
In the old days, Isa-begova ćuprija...
Drvenija
We will end our journey through...
Centar
We begin our journey through...
Džidžikovac
Above the Big Park there was...
Mejtaš
“Mejtaš is a square above the city” ...
Skenderija
There are two bridges, side by side...
Koševo
Across from the BBI Shopping Center...
Marijin Dvor
In 1899 August Braun, the owner of ...
Kampus
Next to Sarajevo’s business and...
Novo Sarajevo
Our journey through Novo Sarajevo...
Novi grad
Novi grad (New City) is both...
Ilidža
Our journey through the city of...
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Bascarsija & Sebilj
Ottoman era begins in 1461 when the city was founded by the first Bosnian governor Ishak-beg Isaković (Ishak Bay Isaković), a pioneer in planned construction.
City Hall
The new government displays superiority with large buildings. Aleksandar Vitek and Ćiril Iveković work on the design for Vijećnica (City Hall)
Gazi Husrev Beg Mosque
Another permanent stamp was left by Gazi Husrev Beg (Gazi Husrev Bey), triple Bosnian Steward and Builder.In 1530, with his own money, he built the most monumental building of Islamic culture in B&H
Orthodox Church
As Orthodox grew in numbers, so did the need to build a new church. It took over a decade to build one and it was completed in the last years of the Ottoman rule in 1874.