Sarajevo

Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located at {{coor dm|43|52|N|18|25|E|}}. According to the 1991 census, its population was 429,672; currently estimated at around 290,000.

Culture

Main article: Culture of Sarajevo

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Sarajevo?s extensive culture is represented in various ways. Historically, Sarajevo was home to several famous Bosnian poets and thinkers during the times of the Ottoman Empire. Nobel Prize winner Vladimir Prelog is from the city, as was academy award winning director Danis Tanovi?. Nobel Prize winner Ivo Andri? spent much of his life in Sarajevo.

Related Topics:
Ottoman Empire - Nobel Prize - Vladimir Prelog - Danis Tanovi? - Ivo Andri?

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Sarajevo is also home to a number of cultural institutions, dedicated to maintaining the city's culture. The notable Bosniak institute is housed in an impressive building in central Sarajevo, and features various interesting exhibits dealing with the city's and country's culture and history. Also notable are the International Center for Kids and Youth in New Sarajevo Municipality, and the Center for Sarajevo Culture.

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Theatres are also an important part of Sarajevo culture. The first great Sarajevo theatre was the national theatre of Bosnia and Herzegovina, built in 1919 and surviving to this day. Prior to that, plays were often held in parks or at the large houses of wealthy families. The first Bosnian opera was held in Sarajevo in 2003. Sarajevo also houses the Sarajevo Youth Theatre.

Related Topics:
National theatre - 1919

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The most famous in all of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is located in central Sarajevo. It was established in 1888, from an idea dating back to the first half of the 19th century. The Sarajevo Haggadah is held there. While in Sarajevo one can also visit the Ars Aevi Museum of Contemporary Art, the Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Museum of the City of Sarajevo, and the Bosnian and Herzegovinian Museum of Literature. There existed an impressive Olympic museum dedicated to the 84 games but it was destroyed in the warfare.

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1888 - Ars Aevi

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In the past, Sarajevo held several famous libraries. Notably Gazi Husrev-Beg's, and the national library. Unfortunately Serbian ultranationalists purposely fired upon the national library with incendiary shells and it was destroyed. An effort is underway to rebuild the library and replace what was lost. An impressive new modern "Gazi Husrev-Beg's" library is also being built.

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The Sarajevo Film Festival, which has been going on since 1995, has become the premier film festival in the Balkans. Largely due to its size and the success and popularity of cinema in Bosnia, the event has gained considerable importance and often attracts foreign celebrities. The Sarajevo Winter Festival and Sarajevo Jazz Festival are also well-known, as are the Ba??ar?ija Nights, a month-long showcase of local culture, music, and dance.

Related Topics:
Sarajevo Film Festival - 1995 - Celebrities - Sarajevo Jazz Festival

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The pop and rock musicians from Sarajevo made a major mark on the popular music of the whole of former Yugoslavia, and form the so-called Sarajevo school of pop rock.

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Some of the bands, such as Bijelo Dugme (White Button), Indekis (the Indexes), Plavi Orkestar (Blue Orchestra) and Zabranjeno Pu?enje, are arguably the greatest Yugoslavian rock bands of all time but are only the tip of the iceberg. After them come a wide array of other bands and preformers considered "greats" and "legends", such as Crvena Jabuka (Red Apple), Dino Merlin, Zdravko Colic and Kemal Monetno. Monteno's song, "Sarajevo Ljubavi Moja" (Sarajevo Love of Mine), is another unofficial anthem of Sarajevo.

Related Topics:
Bijelo Dugme - Plavi Orkestar - Zabranjeno Pu?enje - Crvena Jabuka - Dino Merlin - Zdravko Colic - Kemal Monetno

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