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Kulovića Street
Kulovića Street (; sh-Cyrl, Куловића улица) is a notable thoroughfare in the city center of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It runs in a north–south direction, connecting Obala Kulina bana with Marshal Tito Street, and intersects with Branilaca Sarajeva Street. The street lies in close proximity to landmarks such as the Sarajevo National Theatre and the Sarajevo Youth Theatre. History Kulovića Street dates back to the Ottoman period, but received its current name in 1885 in honor of Sulejman Ruždija Kulović, a prominent Sarajevo judge and philanthropist. He financed the construction of a public fountain near Kalin Hadži Alija’s Mosque, which was later demolished in 1947. Siege of Sarajevo During the Siege of Sarajevo (1992–1996), the street was part of the so-called Sniper Alley, where civilians were frequently targeted by snipers positioned in the surrounding hills and buildings. To protect pedestrians, concrete slabs and makes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obala Kulina Bana
Obala Kulina bana is a major street in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, running along the northern bank of the Miljacka River. It serves as a central artery in the city's urban layout, connecting several historical landmarks and cultural institutions. History The street was established in the late 19th century during the Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina, coinciding with the regulation of the Miljacka River’s banks. Initially, it was named ''Appel Quay'' after Baron Johann von Appel, the Austro-Hungarian governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The construction of the embankments and adjacent road infrastructure marked a turning point in Sarajevo’s urban development, shifting the city from an Ottoman-style urban center to a more modern European model. The newly built street also became a symbolic space reflecting Austro-Hungarian ambitions to reshape Sarajevo’s identity. It soon developed into a prominent promenade and hosted some of the earliest examples of Sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshal Tito Street (Sarajevo)
Marshal Tito street, or Tito's street, is one of the main streets in Sarajevo, located in the Centar Municipality. The street is named after Josip Broz Tito, the former President of Yugoslavia. Marshal Tito street connects Mula Mustafa Bašeskija street and Ferhadija street on the east and Zmaj od Bosne street on the west. Through this street lies the main route of Sarajevo trams. History of name After the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the section from Koševski Potok to Baščaršija was called Ćemaluša, but was renamed after Franz Ferdinand following his assassination. A new street was laid out in January 1919, between Marijin Dvor and Baščaršija. First it was named after Alexander Karađorđević, and in 1921 after Aleksandar I Karađorđević. From 1941 to 1945, it was named after Ante Pavelić. Its current name the street has had since 6 April 1945. In 1993, the street was bisected: The part from Marijin Dvor to the Eternal flame rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area with its surrounding municipalities has a population of 592,714 people. Located within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of the Balkans, a region of Southeastern Europe. Sarajevo is the political, financial, social, and cultural centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a prominent centre of culture in the Balkans. It exerts region-wide influence in entertainment, media, fashion, and the arts. Due to its long history of religious and cultural diversity, Sarajevo is sometimes called the "Jerusalem of Europe" or "Jerusalem of the Balkans". It is one of a few major Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosnia And Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the north and southwest, with a coast on the Adriatic Sea in the south. Bosnia (region), Bosnia has a moderate continental climate with hot summers and cold, snowy winters. Its geography is largely mountainous, particularly in the central and eastern regions, which are dominated by the Dinaric Alps. Herzegovina, the smaller, southern region, has a Mediterranean climate and is mostly mountainous. Sarajevo is the capital and the largest city. The area has been inhabited since at least the Upper Paleolithic, with permanent human settlement traced to the Neolithic cultures of Butmir culture, Butmir, Kakanj culture, Kakanj, and Vučedol culture, Vučedol. After the arrival of the first Proto-Indo-Europeans, Indo-Europeans, the area was populated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarajevo National Theatre
The Sarajevo National Theatre ( Bosnian and Serbian: ''Narodno pozorište Sarajevo'', Народно позориште Сарајево, Croatian: ''Narodno kazalište Sarajevo'') is the largest theatre in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most important cultural institutions in Southeastern Europe. History The founding of the Sarajevo National Theatre is marked by two significant dates. The first was 27 November 1920, when in the city of Tuzla, the theatre presented Hasanaginica by Aleksa Šantić and Jedva steče zeta by Labiche and Michel at the Bristol Hotel. The official inauguration, however, took place on October 22, 1921, marking the opening of its first season in the adapted building of the Social Hall in Sarajevo. The opening ceremonies spanned three days, drawing large audiences and numerous distinguished guests. Branislav Nušić, then Head of the Department of Arts at the Ministry of Education in Belgrade, delivered a welcoming address, which was met with “e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarajevo Youth Theatre
The Sarajevo Youth Theatre (; ) is a children's and youth theatre in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was founded in 1950 under the name ''Pioneer Theatre''. It is the largest theatre of its kind in the country. History After the Second World War the new Yugoslav communist authorities started a large programme of cultural and artistic expansion. In 1950 two theatres aimed at children were established in Sarajevo: the Pioneer Theatre and the Puppet Theatre. The former did not have its own professional ensemble, but would book actors from more established Yugoslav theatres for individual productions. The latter, managed by Adolf Pomezni, mostly focused on marionette-based productions. In 1961 the Pioneer Theatre, managed at the time by founder of the MESS International Theatre Festival Jurislav Korenić, formed its first professional ensemble and changed its name to the Sarajevo Youth Theatre. In 1977 the Puppet Theatre was fused with the Sarajevo Youth Theatre. At thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottoman Period
The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries. The empire emerged from a ''beylik'', or principality, founded in northwestern Anatolia in by the Turkoman tribal leader Osman I. His successors conquered much of Anatolia and expanded into the Balkans by the mid-14th century, transforming their petty kingdom into a transcontinental empire. The Ottomans ended the Byzantine Empire with the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by Mehmed II. With its capital at Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) and control over a significant portion of the Mediterranean Basin, the Ottoman Empire was at the centre of interactions between the Middle East and Europe for six centuries. Ruling over so many peoples, the empire granted varying levels of aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulejman Ruždija Kulović
Sulejman is the Bosnian and Albanian form of the given name and surname Suleiman (Arabic ). It means "man of peace". It may refer to: *Sulejman Bargjini (also known as Sulejman Pasha), general of the Ottoman Empire *Sulejman Delvina (1884–1933), Albanian politician and prime minister *Sulejman Halilović (born 1955), Bosnian football (soccer) player *Sulejman Kupusović (1951–2014) was a Bosnian film director *Sulejman Maliqati (1928–2022), Albanian football (soccer) player *Sulejman Medenčević (born 1963), Yugoslavia-born American cinematographer and producer *Sulejman Mema, Albanian football (soccer) player and manager * Sulejman Naibi (Ramazani), Albanian poet *Sulejman Pačariz (1900–1945), Islamic cleric and commander of the detachment of Muslim militia from Hisardžik (Prijepolje, modern-day Serbia) *Sulejman Pitarka (1924–2007), Albanian actor, writer and playwright *Sulejman Rebac (1929–2006), Bosnian football (soccer) player and manager *Sulejman Smajić, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Sarajevo
The siege of Sarajevo () was a prolonged military blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the ethnically charged Bosnian War. After it was initially besieged by Serbian forces of the Yugoslav People's Army, the city was then besieged by the Army of Republika Srpska. Lasting from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996 (1,425 days), it was three times longer than the Battle of Stalingrad, more than a year longer than the siege of Leningrad, and was therefore the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. When Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia after the 1992 Bosnian independence referendum, the Bosnian Serbs—whose strategic goal was to create a new Bosnian Serb state of Republika Srpska (RS) that would include Bosniak-majority areas—encircled Sarajevo with a siege force of 13,000 stationed in the surrounding hills. From there they blockaded the city, and assaulted it with artillery, tanks, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sniper Alley
"Sniper Alley" ( Bosnian: ''Snajperska aleja'' / Снајперска алеја) was the informal name primarily for streets such as Ulica Zmaja od Bosne ( Dragon of Bosnia Street) and Meša Selimović Boulevard, the main boulevard in Sarajevo which during the Bosnian War was lined with Serbian snipers' posts, and became infamous as a dangerous place for civilians to traverse. The road connects the industrial part of the city (and further on, Sarajevo Airport) to the Old Town's cultural and historic sites. The boulevard itself has many high-rise buildings giving sniper shooters extensive fields of fire. Mountains surrounding the city were also used for sniper positions, providing a safe distance and giving an excellent view of the city and its traffic. Although the city was under constant Serb siege, its people still had to move about the city in order to survive, thus routinely risking their lives. Signs reading "''Pazi – Snajper''!" ("Watch out – Sniper!") became common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wall
''The Wall'' is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest/ EMI and Columbia/ CBS Records. It is a rock opera which explores Pink, a jaded rock star, as he constructs a psychological "wall" of social isolation. ''The Wall'' topped the US charts for 15 weeks and reached number three in the UK. It initially received mixed reviews from critics, many of whom found it overblown and pretentious, but later received accolades as one of the greatest albums of all time. The bassist, Roger Waters, conceived ''The Wall'' during Pink Floyd's 1977 In the Flesh tour, modelling the character of Pink after himself and the former member Syd Barrett. Recording spanned from December 1978 to November 1979. The producer Bob Ezrin helped to refine the concept and bridge tensions during recording, as the band members were struggling with personal and financial problems. The keyboardist, Richard Wright, was fired by Waters during produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tram
A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some include segments on segregated Right-of-way (property access), right-of-way. The tramlines or tram networks operated as public transport are called tramways or simply trams/streetcars. Because of their close similarities, trams are commonly included in the wider term ''light rail'', which also includes systems separated from other traffic. Tram vehicles are usually lighter and shorter than Main line (railway), main line and rapid transit trains. Most trams use electrical power, usually fed by a Pantograph (transport), pantograph sliding on an overhead line; older systems may use a trolley pole or a bow collector. In some cases, a contact shoe on a third rail is used. If necessary, they may have dual power systems—electricity in city stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
