Are you a fan of European capital cities? Do you enjoy classic European History? Do you want to see an exciting up and coming city with growth potential? Visit Sarajevo. Sarajevo has been populated since the Neolithic Ages. During the Middle Ages, Sarajevo was a major city in the kingdom. In the mid 1400s, Sarajevo was founded by the Ottoman Empire. The Austria-Hungarian Empire later conquered Bosnia in the late nineteenth century, and added Bosnia to its growing Western empire. Sarajevo was the site of one of the very first tram testings in the Western world, behind San Francisco, California. Railway cars (tramways) were being tested upon the streets of the city in the late nineteenth century. During the Victorian age, in the late nineteenth century, various factories and buildings were being built in Sarajevo.
One of the most important events in world history occurred in Sarajevo. Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sofia were both assassinated in their car, triggering World War I. You can visit the plaque at the site where they were both assassinated. When Sarajevo was a part of Yugoslavia, they hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics. However, there was war in the country between 1992 and 1996, which resulted in a population shift of people. The war was the longest occupation for a city. Today, Sarajevo is a booming city with economic incentives.
There are many things to see and do in Sarajevo. If you want to go shopping, there are many different types of stores for your perusal. First, there’s the BBI Center with 125 stores. Next is the Alta Shopping Center with 70 stores. The Alta Shopping Center just opened in 2011. If you are planning to stay in Sarajevo, bring a jacket and jeans. The climate is fairly cool in the summertime and the rest of the year. Of course, if you are travelling internationally, bring your driver’s license, passport, and valid visa.
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