IMG_0262 - Where I walked earlier. The wall of the White Bastion is on the hilltop on the right.
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IMG_0263 - The Emperor's Mosque, across the Emperor’s Bridge from the Old Town (and a hotel with stripes like City Hall)
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IMG_0265 - The Ottoman Latin Bridge, which was the site of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, that triggered WWI.
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IMG_0270 - The Ćumurija Bridge, built in 1886. The original, of wood was built <1565. The Parrot (Papagajka) building.
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IMG_0272 - On the right is the Sarajevo Ashkenazi Synagogue, built in 1902 for the growing Ashkenazi community of the time.
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IMG_0274 - The flags of Turkey (left) and Bosnia & Herzegovina
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IMG_0276 - Drvenija most. The wooden railing symbolizes that this was the last of many wooden bridges along this part of the Miljacka river.
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IMG_0278 - A penny-farthing bicycle statue beside the river. One of three "Equilibrists" statues by Enes Sivac.
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IMG_0280 - The Festina Lente Bridge, Latin for "Make haste slowly". The loop suggests slowing down to enjoy the view.
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IMG_0282 - Skenderija Bridge, designed by Gustave Eiffel. It is a "love bridge" with padlocks left by couples who throw away the keys.
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IMG_0283 - Vladimir "Walter" Perić, a legendary resistance leader, was featured in the 1953 movie "Walter Defends Sarajevo".
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