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Sarajevo Bobsleigh Track

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

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Museum of the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

The place where WWI started.

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Čolina Kapa Astronomical Observatory

The haunting ruins of a military fortress turned astronomical observatory sit on a Sarajevo mountaintop.

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Old Jewish Cemetery of Sarajevo

This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.

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Bascarsija

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

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Sarajevo Roses

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

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Sarajevo Spite House

Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.

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ICAR Canned Beef Monument

This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.

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About Sarajevo

The entrance to Sarajevska Pivara, pictured in 2012.

The Bosnian Brewery That Saved a City Under Siege

The springs of Sarajevska Pivara became a sole water source for many Sarajevans.

by Stacey McKenna

November 28, 2017