516 SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE

For hotels and restaurants in this region see p524 and p525

National Art

Gallery q

Umjetnička galerija

Zelenih Berekti 8. Map E3.

# noon–8pm Tue–Sat. &

Standing opposite the leafy

Alije Izetbegovića park, the

eclectic National Art Gallery

hosts both permanent and

temporary exhibitions and

occasional jazz performances.

The building’s façade is still

pockmarked with bullet

holes despite its restora tion

following the Bosnian War.

Founded in 1946, the

gallery has over 4,500 works,

including some by several

prominent 20th-century

Bosnian artists, paintings

from the early Yugoslavian

and Austro-Hungarian periods

and a collection by the Swiss

painter Ferdinand Hodler.

The high light of the gallery’s

absorbing icon collection,

displayed in the central foyer,

Emperor’s

Mosque 8
Careva džamija

Obala Isa-bega Isakovića. Map E3.

8am–6pm daily.

Built in 1566, during the
reign of Suleiman the
Magnificent, the Emperor’s
Mosque is one of Sarajevo’s
main holy sites and was
enlarged in the 19th century

Franciscan Church

of St Anthony 9

Franjevački samostan

Svetog ante

Franjevačka 6. Map E3. Tel (033) 236

107. 
     

     8am–6pm daily. 5

     
     

     http://www.bosnasrebrena.ba

     
     

Constructed in 1912 during

Austro-Hungarian rule,

St Anthony’s Church and

the neighbouring Franciscan

monastery were designed by

prominent Czech architects.

Ashkenazi

Synagogue 0

Aškenaska sinagoga

Hamdije Kreševljakovića 59.

Map D3. # 8am–7pm daily.

In 1959, most of the functions

of the Old Synagogue

(see pp515) were transferred

to the Ashkenazi Synagogue,

a grand Moorish-style edifice

built in the early 20th century.

Today, the synagogue is the

main cultural and religious

centre for the city’s 700

remain ing Jews.

Latin Bridge 7
Latinska ćuprija

Obala Kulina Bana. Map E3.

Before the Bosnian War
drew the world’s attention
to Sarajevo, the city was best
known for a series of events
that sparked World War I.
On 28 June 1914, the Bosnian
Serb nation alist Gavrilo
Princip assas sinated Archduke
Franz Ferdinand and his wife
Sofia as they crossed a bridge
over the Miljacka river during
an official visit. Princip was
considered a national hero
by Bosnian Serbs, and his
footsteps were marked in the
pavement, a memorial was
built nearby and the bridge
was renamed in his honour,
until the recent war when
Bosnian Serbs turned against
the city.
Today, there is little
acknowledge ment of Princip’s
infamous deed other than a
brass plaque and an exhibi-
tion of black-and-white
photographs in the adjacent
Sarajevo Museum. The
historic bridge has now
been renamed Latin Bridge.

under Sultan Abdülmedcid

to accommodate the expand-

ing congregation. The interior

is decorated with simple

floral motifs.

Behind the Emperor’s

Mosque’s imposing stone

walls are tranquil gardens and

a pleas ant court yard centred

around an intricately designed

fountain, where worship pers

gather for ritual ablutions

before prayer.

Splendidly illuminated exterior of

the Emperor’s Mosque

The historic Latin Bridge over the Miljacka river

The church was the last

work of architect Josip

Vancaš, while his colleague

Karlo Panek built the monas-

tery, which houses a superb

collection of ancient religious

literature and works of art.

The church’s Neo-Gothic

façade is dominated by its

43-m (141-ft) tower, while the

interior is brightened by col-

ourful stained-glass win dows.

In 2005, the Archbishop of

Canterbury gave an Anglican

Eucharist service here as

part of an initiative to build

bridges between communities

of different faiths.