The National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina opened on February 1, 1888 and was first housed in a building next to the Sarajevo Cathedral. Construction of the facility in Marijin Dvor finished in 1913. It's a design by Karl Paržik. This Sarajevo museum allows visitors...
Continue reading » November 22, 2017 Henk108 Bosnia-Herzegovina No Comment Everybody has heard of Dubrovnik, the stunning but impossibly overcrowded Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea, and only a few people will know about Mostar, the most important cultural city in the Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, just across the border. Indeed the UNESCO World...
Continue reading » September 4, 2017 Henk108 Bosnia-Herzegovina No Comment Probably Banja Luka’s most iconic landmark is its Orthodox cathedral, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. Construction is relatively recent (1929), but the model is after older, more traditional Orthodox church architecture. On the outside it has a tall tower and gold domed roof, while...
Continue reading » July 12, 2017 Henk108 Bosnia-Herzegovina No Comment Now the capital city of an independent Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo is an old city that has seen its fair share of historic events. It saw to the defining moment that sparked the outbreak of the First World War, years of communist rule as part...
Continue reading » July 11, 2017 Henk108 Bosnia-Herzegovina No Comment The Turalibey Mosque in Tuzla is from the period between 1548 and 1572. Turalibey, the founder of the Mosque, built many monuments in Tuzla, and he is generally considered to be the founder of the urban development of the city. The mosque's made of stone,...
Continue reading » June 28, 2017 Henk108 Bosnia-Herzegovina No Comment The historic city of Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina is both charming and complicated; idyllic and evocative. The first sight of the centerpiece bridge makes visitors swoon. But seeking out lesser-visited corners of the city can result in an everlasting love. When you visit Mostar, crossing the historic...
Continue reading » June 6, 2017 Henk108 Bosnia-Herzegovina No Comment 
