Bosnia-Herzegovina / Sarajevo and Surrounding Areas

National Museum of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Practical info

Type of location: Museum

National Museum of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Zmaja od Bosne 3, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnie-Herzégovine

+387 33 668-027

http://www.zemaljskimuzej.ba/en

Historical description

Sarajevo and Surrounding Areas

When the grand vizier Syavush Pasha came to Sarajevo in 1581, the local representatives of the Sublime Porte asked him to separate the Jews from the rest of the population, for “they lit too many fires and made too much noise”. Syavush Pasha ordered the ... Read more