List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina are sites, places, immovable and movable heritage of historical and cultural importance to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in accordance to Annex 8 of the Dayton Agreement, where The Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina is established pursuant to Annex 8 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as stated in the Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina nos. 2/02, 27/02 and 6/04/; and world heritage sites in accordance to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.
Below is the comprehensive list composed of Cultural-Historical National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina and World Heritage Sites of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
This list is based on the Commission's old website now maintained as an archive, which contains comprehensive data-base with Decision list, Petition list, Provisional and Tentative list, maps, images, together with other documents, descriptions, criteria and laws of all country's monuments, candidate monuments, rejected monuments, as well as those removed from list of protected properties, with browsable documents archive at:
- – in English.
- – in English;
- * also available in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian – choose language here: ;
- – old website maintained as an archive, available in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and English.
Natural heritage sites and the tentative list of World Heritage Sites of Bosnia and Herzegovina are not included, instead these are elaborated within scope of separate lists, along with other specific lists created on the basis of monuments category, type or subject.
List of inscribed World Heritage Sites
The name | Name | Date | Criteria | Provinces | Images |
Main list | - | - | - | - | - |
Main list | Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad | 2007 | II, IV | Republika Srpska, Sarajevo Macro Region | |
Main list | Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar | 2005 | VI | Herzegovina-Neretva Canton | |
Main list | Stećaks – Mediaeval Tombstones | 2016 | II, III, VI | Joint Cultural Heritage by the four countries. |
List of monuments
Type | Name | Location | Created date/era | Declared monument date | Image | Notes |
Bridge | Goat's Bridge | Sarajevo | C16 | declared | Spans the Miljacka. | |
Bridge | Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge | Sarajevo | 1585 | declared | Spans the Miljacka. | |
Bridge | Latin Bridge | Sarajevo | 1798 | declared | Spans the Miljacka. | |
Bridge | Ćumurija Bridge | Sarajevo | 1886 | declared | Steel road bridge over the Miljacka. | |
Bridge | Drvenija Bridge | Sarajevo | 1898 | declared | Spans the Miljacka. | |
Bridge | Čobanija Bridge | Sarajevo | 1887 | declared | Iron footbridge over the Miljacka. | |
Bridge | Skenderija Bridge | Sarajevo | 1893 | declared | Also called Ajfel as it was designed by Eiffel. Bridge spans the Miljacka. | |
Bridge | Roman bridge at Ilidža | Ilidža | 16th C | declared | Spans the Bosna. | |
Bridge | Stara Ćuprija Glavatičevo | Glavatičevo | declared | Spans the Upper Neretva. | ||
Bridge | Stara Ćuprija | Konjic | 1683 | declared | Spans the Upper Neretva, built by Ali-aga Hasečić. | |
Bridge | Stari Most | Mostar | 1567 | declared | Pedestrian bridge over the Neretva, reconstructed 2004. | |
Bridge | Kriva Ćuprija | Mostar | just before 1567 | declared | Pedestrian bridge over the Radobolja, reconstructed 2004. | |
Bridge | Karađoz-begova Ćuprija | Blagaj | declared | Spans the Buna. | ||
Bridge | Inat Ćuprija | Stolac | declared | Spans the Bregava in center of Stolac. | ||
Bridge | Djevojačka Ćuprija | Stolac | declared | Spans the Bregava. | ||
Bridge | Mustaj-begova Ćuprija | Klepci | declared | Mustaj-begova Ćuprija, also Klepci Ćuprija, spans the Bregava. | ||
Bridge | Ćuprija na Šuici | Šuica | declared | Spans the Šuica . | ||
Bridge | Stara Ćuprija Duman | Livno | declared | Spans the Bistrica. | ||
Bridge | Ćuprija Studenci | Ljubuški | declared | Spans the Studenci. | ||
Bridge | Veliki Most | Perići, Grude | declared | Spans the Tihaljina/Trebižat. | ||
Bridge | Ovčiji Brod | Nevesinje | declared | Spans the Zalomka. | ||
Bridge | Arslanagića Ćuprija | Trebinje | 17th c. | 2006 | Spans the Trebišnjica. | |
Bridge | Bridge over Žepa | Žepa | declared | Spans the Žepa. | ||
Bridge | Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge | Višegrad | 1577 | declared | Spans the Drina. | |
Building | Vijećnica | Sarajevo | 1891 | declared | Burned down by Serbian incendiary shells at the beginning of Bosnian War, reconstructed 2010. | |
Building | Gimnazija Mostar | Mostar | year? | declared year? | Damaged during Bosnian War, repaired afterwards. | |
Building | Sarajevo train station | Sarajevo | year? | declared year? | Sarajevo train station, damaged during Bosnian War, repaired afterwards. | |
Building | Morića Han | Baščaršija | 1551 | declared year? | Morića Han is only surviving Ottoman era Inn in Baščaršija, Sarajevo. | |
Building | Hamam | Baščaršija | year? | declared year? | Gazi Husrev-beg's Hamam in Baščaršija, Sarajevo. | |
Building | Bezistan | Baščaršija | year? | declared year? | Gazi Husrev-beg's Bezistan in Baščaršija, Sarajevo. | |
Building | Brusa Bezistan | Baščaršija | year? | declared year? | Brusa Bezistan in Baščaršija, Sarajevo. | |
Building | Kino Apolo | Sarajevo | year? | declared year? | Movie theater Apolo, Sarajevo. | |
Building | National Museum of BiH | Sarajevo | 1888 | declared year? | National Museum of BiH established 1888, originally conceived around 1850, building expanded 1913. | |
Building | Sarajevo National Theatre | Sarajevo | 1921 | declared year? | Sarajevo National Theatre. | |
Religious-Islamic | Ferhat Pasha Mosque | Banja Luka | 16th century | declared year? | Mosque was dynamited at the start of Bosnian War, repaired afterwards & reopened 2016. | |
Religious-Catholic | Sarajevo Cathedral | Sarajevo | 1889 | declared | Sarajevo Cathedral. | |
Religious-Catholic | Fojnica Franciscan Monastery | Fojnica | 1668 | declared year? | Fojnica Franciscan Monastery. | |
Religious-Catholic | Kreševo Franciscan Monastery | Kreševo | 1524 | 2003 | Kreševo Franciscan Monastery. | |
Religious-Orthodox | Žitomislić | Čapljina | 1606 | declared | Žitomislić, destroyed during Bosnian War, repaired afterwards. | |
Religious-Judaic | Sarajevo Synagogue | Sarajevo | 1902 | declared | Ashkenazi Synagogue is newest synagogue in Sarajevo. | |
Religious-Judaic | Il Kal Grande | Sarajevo | 1930 | declared | Building of a synagogue was heavily damaged in WWII, reconstructed as culture center & theater afterwards. | |
Religious-Judaic | New Temple, Sarajevo | Sarajevo | 19c.? | declared | New Sephardic synagogue, white building on the right, today art gallery. | |
Religious-Judaic | Old Temple, Sarajevo | Sarajevo | 1587 | declared | Old Sephardic synagogue, stone building on the left, today Museum of Jews of BiH. | |
Fortification | Stolac fortress | Stolac | 2003 | Stolac fortress, also known as "Vidoški Grad". | ||
Clock Tower | Počiteljska sahat-kula | Počitelj | declared | Počitelj Clock Tower is a part of architectural ensemble. | ||
Odžak | Redžep-pašina odžak | Žepa | declared | Odžak or tower. | ||
Odžak | Smajilagića odžak | Livno | declared | Odžak or tower. | ||
Odžak | Bjelimići odžak | Glavatičevo | declared | Odžak or tower. | ||
Odžak | Fazlagića odžak | Gacko | declared | Odžak or tower. | ||
Odžak | Gradaščevića odžak | Bijela, Brčko | 18C | declared | Citadel or tower. | |
Fortification | Captain's Citadel | Bihać | 16C | declared | Citadel or tower. | |
Underground structure | ARK/D-0 | Konjic | cca 1950–80 | declared | Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Konjic Municipality. | |
Cemeteries | Batalo's Mausoleum | Travnik | declared | Batalo's stećak. | ||
Cemeteries | Hrvoje Vukčić crypt | Jajce | declared | Hrvoje Vukčić's crypt. | ||
Cemeteries | Moshe Danon's shrine | Stolac | declared | Moshe Danon chief Rabbi of Sarajevo tombstone in a shape of stećak. | ||
Cultural landscape | Plava Voda | Travnik | declared 26 April 2013 | Plava Voda wellspring with Old Town of Travnik. | ||
Architectural ensemble public buildings complex | Gazi Husrev-beg Library | Sarajevo | 1537 | declared year? | Gazi Husrev-beg Library as part of a Faculty of Islamic Sciences. | |
Architectural ensemble residential complex | Vratnik | Sarajevo | 2005 | Fortified city Old Town Vratnik, built between the 17th and 18th cen AD, is modern-days Vratnik neighborhood of Sarajevo. | ||
Architectural ensemble residential complex | Počitelj | Počitelj | declared | Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Čapljina Municipality. | ||
Architectural ensemble residential complex | Džidžikovac | Sarajevo | 1946–1959 | 2008 | Sarajevo Canton, Centar Municipality. | |
Natural-architectural ensemble | Vjetrenica & architectural ensamble of Zavala | Zavala | declared | Ravno Municipal, west end of Popovo polje. | ||
Natural-architectural ensemble | Jajce | Jajce | declared | Jajce municipality. | ||
Natural-architectural ensemble | Blagaj | Blagaj | declared | Blagaj – Mostar municipality, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton. | ||
Natural-architectural ensemble | Stolac | Stolac | 2003 | Stolac – Stolac municipality, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton. | ||
Traditional household/ residential complex | Despić House | Sarajevo | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |||
Traditional household/ residential complex | Svrzo's House | Sarajevo | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |||
Traditional household/ residential complex | Muslibegović House | Mostar | Mostar, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |||
Traditional household/ residential complex | Biščević House | Mostar | Mostar, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |||
Traditional household/ residential complex | Begovina | Stolac | Stolac municipality, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |||
Traditional household/ residential complex | Velagićevina | Blagaj | Blagaj-Mostar municipality, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |||
Industrial architectural ensemble | Old Marijin Dvor power station | Marijin Dvor | 1895 | Old electric power station at Hiseti, Marijin Dvor neighborhood in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, opened on 3 April 1895. | ||
Industrial architectural ensemble | Old Hrid power station | Sarajevo | 1918 | Old Hrid hydro-electric power station in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | ||
Movable property | Sarajevo Haggadah | National Museum of BiH | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |||
Movable property | Zmijanje embroidery | Zmijanje | Zmijanje embroidery – Zmijanje village, Manjača mountain i Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |||
Movable property | Portrait of Bishop fra Grgo Ilić | Franciscan monastery Kreševo | Kreševo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. |