Eternal flame
The Eternal Flame is an eternal flame type of memorial to the military and civilian victims of the Second World War in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Dan Brickley, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Memorial in Sarajevo
- Also known as: “Eternal Flame Memorial” and “Vjecna vatra”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sarajevo National Theatre and Markale.
Sarajevo National Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Slein80, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The Sarajevo National Theatre is the largest theatre in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most important cultural institutions in Southeastern Europe. Sarajevo National Theatre is situated 230 metres south of Eternal flame.
Markale
Marketplace
Photo: My-wiki-photos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Markale is a marketplace, which is situated 120 metres east of Eternal flame.
Kamerni teatar 55
Theater building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Džidžikovac and Baščaršija.
Džidžikovac
Neighborhood
Photo: Peretz Partensky, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Džidžikovac is a neighborhood in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and, since 2008, has been designated as a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Baščaršija
Suburb
Photo: Dark Apostrophe, Public domain.
Baščaršija is Sarajevo's old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city. Baščaršija was built in the 15th century when Isa-beg Ishaković founded the city.
Sarajevo
Photo: Atsirlin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and its largest city. Sarajevo is very tourist friendly, especially pedestrian area in the Old Town in the centre of the city.
Eternal flame
- Categories: memorial, eternal flame, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.85881° or 43° 51′ 32″ northLongitude
18.42182° or 18° 25′ 19″ eastElevation
552 metres (1,811 feet)Open location code
8FMWVC5C+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1588411957OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11776638Wikidata ID
Q3490665
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Eternal flame” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Flaka e përjetshme (Sarajevë)”
- Albanian: “Flaka e përjetshme”
- Bosnian: “Vječna vatra memorijal”
- Bosnian: “Vječna vatra”
- Croatian: “Vječna vatra u Sarajevu”
- Czech: “Věčný plamen”
- French: “Flamme éternelle”
- German: “Ewige Flamme”
- German: “Vječna vatra”
- Italian: “Fiamma eterna”
- Polish: “Wieczny ogień”
- Russian: “Вечный огонь”
- Serbian: “Vječna vatra”
- Serbian: “Вјечна ватра”
- Thai: “วเย็ชนาวาตรา”
- Ukrainian: “Вічний вогонь (Сараєво)”
- Ukrainian: “Вічний вогонь”
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