Sarajevo Clock Tower

The Sarajevo Clock Tower is a clock tower in , the capital of . It is located beside and is the tallest of the 21 clock towers erected throughout the country, reaching a height of 30 meters.
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Photo: eric yeargan, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: freestanding clock tower
  • Also known as: “Clock Tower of Sarajevo” and “Clock tower, the historic monument”
  • Roof shape: pyramidal

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque and Gazi Husrev Bey’s Bezistan.

Mosque
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Sunni in the city of , . 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.

Marketplace
Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Gazi Husrev-beg's bezistan is one of the preserved bezistan in , , from the Ottoman period in the history of the country. Built in 1555 in , bezistan still serves its purpose - trade.

Library
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Gazi-Husrev-beg Library is a public library in , founded in 1537 by the sanjakbey of Bosnia Gazi Husrev-beg during Ottoman rule, it is a part of the larger complex with the Gazi Husrev-beg Medresa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baščaršija and Bistrik.

Suburb
Photo: Dark Apostrophe, Public domain.
is 's old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city. It is also a local community within the municipality.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Neighborhood
Photo: Peretz Partensky, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a neighborhood, and with Koševo neighbourhood together constitute a local community of Koševo-Džidžikovac, in , .

Sarajevo Clock Tower

Latitude
43.85921° or 43° 51′ 33″ north
Longitude
18.42856° or 18° 25′ 43″ east
Height
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
8FMWVC5H+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 191284860
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­clock_tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­pyramidal
Wiki­data ID
Q1257048
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Satellite Map

Discover Sarajevo Clock Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bosnian to Turkish—“Sarajevo Clock Tower” goes by many names.
  • Bosnian: “Sahat-kula Gazi-Husrevbegove džamije”
  • Bosnian: “Sahat-kula”
  • Bosnian: “Sarajevska sahat-kula”
  • Chinese: “钟楼”
  • Croatian: “Sarajevska sahat-kula”
  • Czech: “Hodinová věž”
  • French: “tour de l’Horloge de Sarajevo”
  • French: “Tour de l’Horloge de Sarajevo”
  • German: “Sarajevo Uhrenturm”
  • Greek: “Πύργος του Ρολογιού”
  • Greek: “Πύργος του Ωρολογίου στο Σαράγιεβο”
  • Macedonian: “Сараевска саат-кула”
  • Russian: “Часовая башня (Сараево)”
  • Russian: “Часовая башня”
  • Serbian: “Sarajevska sahat-kula”
  • Serbian: “Сарајевска сахат-кула”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Sarajevska sahat-kula”
  • Turkish: “Saraybosna Saat Kulesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Timekeeper’s office and Shadhrwan.

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