Marijin Dvor or Marindvor (; en, Mary's Palace) is a neighborhood in
Sarajevo
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,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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.
The neighborhood is noted for buildings from the
Austro-Hungarian Empire era.
[(Bosnia]
The Commission to Preserve National Monuments
Decision designating the historic building – the church of St . Joseph to Mary 's house in Sarajevo
In the neighborhood are several significant buildings;
National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Zemaljski muzej Bosne i Hercegovine'' / Земаљски музеј Босне и Херцеговине) is located in central Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and ...
,
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn is an American chain of hotels based in Atlanta, Georgia. and a brand of IHG Hotels & Resorts. The chain was founded in 1952 by Kemmons Wilson, who opened the first location in Memphis, Tennessee that year. The chain was a division ...
Sarajevo,
UNITIC World Trade Towers,
Sarajevo City Center,
(old
Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
building pre-1992),
Hastahana and others.
The Holiday Inn Sarajevo was the home of foreign correspondents during the
1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр ...
and throughout the
siege of Sarajevo
The Siege of Sarajevo ( sh, Opsada Sarajeva) was a prolonged blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War. After it was initially besieged by the forces of the Yugoslav People's Army, the city was then be ...
during the
Bosnian War.
The UNITIC Twin Skyscrapers were built in the 1980s. They were colloquially named "
Momo and Uzeir" after two characters from a radio comedy show, a
Serb
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language.
The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
and a
Bosniak. The towers were heavily damaged by shelling during the siege but remained standing, becoming symbols of resilience.
They were renovated after the war.
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Populated places in Centar, Sarajevo
Neighbourhoods in Grad Sarajevo
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