Marijin Dvor or Marindvor (; ) is a neighborhood in

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

. The neighborhood is noted for buildings from the

Austro-Hungarian Empire Austria-Hungary, also referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Habsburg Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. A military and diplomatic alliance, it consist ...

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,

Holiday Inn Holiday Inn by IHG is a chain of hotels based in Atlanta, Georgia and a brand of IHG Hotels & Resorts. The chain was founded in 1952 by Kemmons Wilson (1913–2003), who opened the first location in Memphis, Tennessee. The chain was a division ...

Sarajevo, UNITIC World Trade Towers, Sarajevo City Center,

Greece–Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendship Building The Greece–Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendship Building (, Зграда пријатељства између Грчке и Босне и Херцеговине, ) is a government office building in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The building ...

(old

Parliament In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

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 language, Serbo-Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: ; ) and commonly known as Sarajevo '84 (Serbian Cy ...

and throughout the siege of Sarajevo during the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...

. 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 a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia ...

and a

Bosniak The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...

. 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 {{SarajevoCanton-geo-stub