What does the Meeting of Cultures line mark?

Where Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Sarajevo meet

Baščaršija Quiz: Sarajevo's Old Bazaar and Coppersmiths

This Baščaršija quiz wanders the old market lanes of Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on its 15th-century founding, the Sebilj wooden fountain and its legend, the coppersmiths' street, the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, the Morića Han inn, ćevapi, Bosnian coffee in a džezva, pigeons in the square and the Meeting of Cultures line.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

City
Which city is Baščaršija in?
Type
What is Baščaršija?
Founded
When was the bazaar founded?
Fountain
What is the Sebilj?
Legend
What happens if you drink from the Sebilj, legend says?
Copper
Which craft fills Kazandžiluk street?
Mosque
Which grand mosque was built in 1530?
Food
Which grilled meat dish is famous there?
Coffee
In what is Bosnian coffee served?
Line
What does the Meeting of Cultures line mark?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which city is Baščaršija in?
Answer: Sarajevo
It is Bosnia and Herzegovina's capital.
Q2: What is Baščaršija?
Answer: The old bazaar
Its name relates to the main market.
Q3: When was the bazaar founded?
Answer: In the 1400s
It grew under Ottoman rule.
Q4: What is the Sebilj?
Answer: A wooden kiosk-style fountain
It is a city symbol.
Q5: What happens if you drink from the Sebilj, legend says?
Answer: You will return to Sarajevo
Visitors line up to drink.
Q6: Which craft fills Kazandžiluk street?
Answer: Coppersmithing
Hammers ring all day.
Q7: Which grand mosque was built in 1530?
Answer: Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque
It is a key Ottoman monument.
Q8: Which grilled meat dish is famous there?
Answer: Ćevapi
It is served in flatbread with onions.
Q9: In what is Bosnian coffee served?
Answer: A džezva
It comes with sugar cubes.
Q10: What does the Meeting of Cultures line mark?
Answer: Where Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Sarajevo meet
The architecture changes at the line.

Copper, Coffee and the Sebilj Fountain

Baščaršija is Sarajevo's old bazaar, founded in the 1400s under Ottoman rule. Its narrow lanes are lined with low wooden shops, workshops and cafés. At its heart stands the Sebilj, a wooden kiosk-style fountain, and legend says anyone who drinks from it will return to Sarajevo.

On Kazandžiluk street, coppersmiths hammer trays, coffee sets and decorative plates. The Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, built in 1530, is one of the finest Ottoman buildings in the Balkans, and the Morića Han is an old inn where traders once rested with their horses.

Visitors eat ćevapi, small grilled sausages served in flatbread with onions, and sip Bosnian coffee from a džezva with sugar cubes and Turkish delight. On Ferhadija street, a line in the pavement marks the Meeting of Cultures, where Ottoman buildings give way to Austro-Hungarian ones.

What This Quiz Teaches

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When the bazaar was founded
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Which crafts continue
Which foods to try
Where cultures meet

Did You Know?

Pigeons gather in the square around the Sebilj.
Sarajevo hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Burek is a popular savory pastry.
Churches, mosques and a synagogue stand close together.
The Latin Bridge is linked to the 1914 assassination.