Description of the attraction
Liberation Square is considered the second most important in Sarajevo, after the famous Bascarsija. It is located in the city center, surrounded by buildings from the Austro-Hungarian period.
Citizens and guests like to relax in a picturesque park, which is laid out in the center of the square. Ferkhadia pedestrian street adjoins it, creating a pleasant route for walking.
At the end of the 19th century, the first railway station was built near this place. As usual, a spontaneous market arose near it, which the Austro-Hungarian administration decided to move under the roof. Built in the spirit of antique aesthetics with Renaissance elements, it looks more like a theater or a museum. However, since 1895, the “Markale” food market has been operating here.
Another landmark of the square is called a monument to a multicultural person. This is a statue of a naked man in the center of a globe, surrounded by doves of peace, by the sculptor Francesco Perilli. The monument is a gift from the Italian government to the new country. It was established in 1997 as a symbol of tolerance - an important symbol for Bosnia, where, even after the bloody Balkan war, representatives of Islam, Catholicism and Orthodoxy still live.
Among the many other attractions of the square, the famous Catholic Cathedral stands out.
And yet the most beloved attraction is a grandiose chessboard marked on the square. It was she who glorified the modern Liberation Square. Here, at any time of the day, in any weather, you can see the elderly townspeople playing giant chess, as well as their support group.
