SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
SARAJEVO: SOULS AND SCARS
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s soul echoes through striking views of its vibrant intersections and haunting memories split by the Miljacka River, revealing the lively cobblestone alleys of the Baščaršija Old Bazaar, the iconic Sebilj wooden fountain, and the soaring courtyard of the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque. The cityscape transitions seamlessly at the Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures line, lingering on daily life over an outdoor game of street chess and the bold facade of the Sarajevska Pivara Brewery. Yet, the past speaks loudly through the glowing Eternal Flame, white headstones climbing Alifakovac and Kovači cemeteries, and a scarred Sarajevo Rose filled with blood-like red resin.
A hillside panoramic view of Sarajevo's traditional red-tiled residential roofs punctuated by historic stone mosque minarets rising across the landscape.
Pointed stone chimneys lining the roofline of the historic 16th-century Gazi Husrev-beg Medresa (Islamic school) in Sarajevo.
Weathered Ottoman-era stone chimneys and lead-domed roofs in the historic old town core of Sarajevo.
Traditional Ottoman turban-headed marble tombstones (nišani) in a historic mosque cemetery courtyard.
The famous "Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures" stone tile marker on Ferhadija street, where Western Austro-Hungarian architecture transitions into the Ottoman Old Bazaar.
The iconic Ottoman-style wooden Sebilj fountain in the heart of Sarajevo's Baščaršija Square.
Narrow cobblestone lane of Kazandžiluk Street in the Baščaršija bazaar, showcasing handcrafted traditional Bosnian copperware.
A giant, ornate handcrafted copper Džezva (traditional Bosnian coffee pot) hanging as a workshop sign above the old bazaar market alleys.
Local men gathered to spectate and play a game on the oversized outdoor street chessboard at Liberation Square (Trg Oslobodjenja) in downtown Sarajevo.
An ornate, circular hand-painted interior ceiling medallion featuring intricate Islamic Arabic calligraphy and gold floral scrollwork inside a historic Sarajevo mosque dome.
Painted central dome and architectural arches inside the historic 16th-century Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque.
The ornate blue, gold, and red circular calligraphy fresco painted at the center of the mosque ceiling.
Intricate stone carvings and calligraphic Arabic scripts decorating the upper archway of the prayer niche in Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque.
An Austro-Hungarian era residential building facade with ornate arched windows.
An old-world Austro-Hungarian facade framed by a historic stone mosque minaret.
Looking through the decorative black wrought-iron entry gates toward the bold red historic facade of the Sarajevska Pivara brewery.
Looking straight up into a multi-tiered crystal and gold-plated decorative chandelier.
A traditional market stall in the Old Bazaar draped in colorful textiles, rugs, and lanterns.
White marble Muslim grave markers terraced up a grassy hillside in Alifakovac Cemetery.
Sweeping view across the white headstones of Kovači Martyrs Cemetery.
The glowing Eternal Flame memorial with visible wartime shrapnel damage.
Sarajevo's Eternal Flame burning inside an ornate, green-patina bronze laurel wreath.
Historic commemorative Cyrillic and Latin script carved into the wall at the Eternal Flame.
Old-world residential houses and minarets surrounding the terraced Alifakovac Cemetery.
Dense, pointed white marble headstones intermingled with blooming roses.
Panoramic view of a field of white headstones at Kovači Martyrs Cemetery.
Sarajevo Rose, concrete scar caused by a mortar shell explosion filled with red resin.
The silver cylindrical rollers inscribed with names at the Memorial to the Children Killed during the Siege.