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Latin Bridge
The Ottoman stone bridge where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot in 1914, the spark of the First World War.
- Open
- Always; the museum closes on Sundays
- Price
- Free; paid for the museum
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- Obala Kulina bana, 71000 SarajevoDirections
- Getting There
- On the riverbank, a 5-minute walk west of Baščaršija.
Why Go
On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a young Bosnian Serb, shot the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife as their car turned at the corner beside the bridge. A month later, Europe was at war.
The museum on the corner tells the story of Sarajevo under Austria-Hungary, with the assassination at its center.
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