Old Orthodox Church
The Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, also known as the Old Orthodox Church, is a Serbian Orthodox church in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Photo: Niegodzisie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Serbian Orthodox
- Description: church
- Also known as: “Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Sarajevo”, “Old orthodox church (Church of the archangels Michael and Gabriel), the architectural ensemble”, and “Sarajevo Old Orthodox Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque and War childhood museum.
Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is a Sunni mosque in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in the 16th century, it is the largest historical mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most representative Ottoman structures in the Balkans. Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is situated 150 metres southwest of Old Orthodox Church.
War childhood museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The War Childhood Museum is a historical museum in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina that opened in January 2017. The museum presents the experiences of children who lived through the war in Bosnia, told through objects, video testimonies, and excerpts from oral histories. War childhood museum is situated 220 metres northwest of Old Orthodox Church.
Sarajevo Clock Tower
Photo: eric yeargan, CC BY 2.0.
The Sarajevo Clock Tower is a clock tower in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located beside Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque and is the tallest of the 21 clock towers erected throughout the country, reaching a height of 30 meters. Sarajevo Clock Tower is situated 160 metres southwest of Old Orthodox Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baščaršija and Bistrik.
Baščaršija
Suburb
Photo: Dark Apostrophe, Public domain.
Baščaršija is Sarajevo's old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city. It is also a local community within the Stari Grad municipality.
Džidžikovac
Neighborhood
Photo: Peretz Partensky, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Džidžikovac is a neighborhood, and with Koševo neighbourhood together constitute a local community of Koševo-Džidžikovac, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Old Orthodox Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.86026° or 43° 51′ 37″ northLongitude
18.43° or 18° 25′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8FMWVC6H+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 169784094OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=serbian_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q1283757
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Turkish—“Old Orthodox Church” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Stara crkva na Baščaršiji”
- Bosnian: “Stara pravoslavna crkva u Sarajevu”
- Chinese: “塞拉耶佛舊東正教教堂”
- Croatian: “Stara srpska pravoslavna crkva u Sarajevu”
- Dutch: “Aartsengelen Michael en Gabrielkerk”
- Dutch: “Aartsengelen Michaël en Gabriëlkerk”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الكنيسه الارثوذكسيه القديمه فى سراييفو”
- French: “église Saint-Michel-et-Saint-Gabriel de Sarajevo”
- French: “Église Saint-Michel-et-Saint-Gabriel de Sarajevo”
- Italian: “Chiesa degli Arcangeli Michele e Gabriele”
- Italian: “chiesa dei Santi Arcangeli Michele e Gabriele”
- Italian: “Chiesa dei Santi Arcangeli Michele e Gabriele”
- Italian: “Vecchia chiesa ortodossa”
- Macedonian: “Црква Свети Михаил и Гаврил”
- Russian: “Старая православная церковь”
- Serbian: “Stara pravoslavna crkva”
- Serbian: “Стара православна црква у Сарајеву”
- Serbian: “Стара православна црква”
- Serbian: “Стара црква на Башчаршији”
- Serbian: “Црква св. Арханђела Михаила и Гаврила”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Stara crkva na Baščaršiji”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Stara pravoslavna crkva u Sarajevu”
- Turkish: “Kutsal Başmelekler Mikail ve Cebrail Kilisesi (Saraybosna)”
- Turkish: “Kutsal Başmelekler Mikail ve Cebrail Kilisesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museum of the Old Serbian Orthodox Church Sarajevo and Profesionalna vatrogasna brigada KS, Ispostava Baščaršija.
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