Images of the Balkans

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Latin Bridge in Sarajevo

Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Latin Bridge is a historic Ottoman bridge

over the River Miljacka in Sarajevo.

The bridge was the site of the assassination

of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

- the trigger of World War I

Map of Bosnia & Herzogovina

Government Building in Sarajevo in Bosnia

The Government Building in Sarajevo

The War Memorial for WWII in Sarajevo

Bijelasnical ( 2,067m, 6,78 ft ) at Sarajevo

20 minutes outside of Sarajevo,

it is a popular tourist attraction for hiking and skiing.

Bjelašnica hosted the men's alpine skiing events

in the 1984 Winter Olympics.

Mount Igman ( 1502m, 4928ft )

Igman lies to the southwest of Sarajevo adjacent to Bjelašnica

Igman was the main mountain

used for the Olympic events

in the 1984 Winter Olympics.

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