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Cathedral Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos
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“The cathedral is dedicated to the nativity of the Theotokos. It was erected at the request of the Orthodox parish of Sarajevo, with construction taking place between 1863 and 1868. The church is constructed as a three-section basilica inscribed in a cross-shaped plan, and has five domes. The domes are built on the beams; the central one is much larger than the other four side domes. The church is arched by round elements. The small gilded baroque-style belfry is built in front of the entrance. The interior walls are decorated by painted ornaments. In the lower zones of the walls the painted ornaments are simulating the marble stone construction look. Arches and vaults are decorated in ornaments only. In 1898, the Orthodox Metropolitan Palace was built near the cathedral.
The head master for construction was Andreja Damjanov, a man from the Damjanovi-Renzovski family of master builders, masons, painters, carpenters, and stonecutters from the village of Papradište, near Veles.”
“History - The construction of the church commenced in 1863 when Sarajevo was part of the Bosnia Vilayet, itself a subdivision within the Ottoman Empire. Most of the 36,000 dukat construction cost was covered by Sarajevo's Serb merchants, led by Manojlo Jeftanović who donated 2,000 dukats.[1] In a symbolic act, the Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz and the ruler of Serbia, Prince Mihailo Obrenović, each donated 500 dukats.[1] Russian Tsar Alexander II sent expert craftsmen to construct the iconostasis. Known locally as the 'New Orthodox Church' to distinguish it from the sixteenth-century church a few hundred meters to the east, it was the first building to break the Muslim monopoly on monumental edifices in Sarajevo.”
One of Bosnia's most historic Orthodox churches is being rebuilt
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Mostar - 10 May, 2008
1. Wide destroyed church with the city of Mostar in background
2. Mid of destroyed ruins of church
3. Close of priests holding a service at the ruins with cross in background
4. Wide of religious service
5. Mid of church in ruins
6. Various of rubble of church
7. Wide of church arch
8. Mid of young woman lighting a candle
9. Close of woman lighting a candle and crossing herself
10. SOUNDBITE: (Serbian) Radivoje Krulj, Mostar Parish Priest
We're glad that we're holding a service to mark the start of the rebuilding of our church of holy trinity in Mostar. This church was built at a very difficult time for us, orthodox, here. It is a symbol of reunification, and it is a place of gathering and a place of life for all Orthodox Christians in Mostar.
11. Wide of man looking at posters
12. Close of man's face while reading exhibits
13. Close of poster
14. Wide of woman reading exhibit
15. Various of congregation member wanting to donate money to priest
16. UPSOUND : (Serbian) Milorad Seslija, Orthodox believer, church donator,Serb refugee
I live here all my life, I'm a pensioner and it is not much.
17. SOUNDBITE: (Serbian) Milorad Seslija, Orthodox believer, church donator,Serb refugee
I've been going to this holy temple for 50 years. Since I was a boy until I left this city. I wish to see this church again while I'm still alive. I have a heart disease, but this is my fatherland, and all I have is here.
18. Wide of rubble close to church site
19. Close of arch
20. Wide of church service
21. Mid of service
22. Close of priests holding service
23. Wide of ruins of church
24. SOUNDBITE: (Serbian) Radivoje Krulj, Mostar Parish Priest
I'm sure that life will be brought back to us, orthodox, when this church is rebuilt. We will get a new quality of life, and the other dimension is that the church will unify all those who want to live in peace, and all those want to live side by side here in Mostar.
25. Wide of church arch and city of Mostar in background
26. Mid of ruins of church with mosque in background
27. Various of cross on hill above ruins of church
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A new lease of life is being given to one of Bosnia's oldest Orthodox shrines.
After sixteen years since being destroyed by the ravages of war, a new chapter in the history of Mostar's Serbian Orthodox Cathedral is being written.
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An historic church service is being conducted in the ruins of the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, in Mostar.
Known as the Holy Trinity, the shrine is considered one of the most important Orthodox places of worship for followers of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Built in 1873 the cathedral once boasted the tallest altar in the Balkans, a gift from the Russian Czar, Alexander II.
However during the bloody conflict of the 1990s, the church was completely destroyed by Croatian troops.
Now, after years in disrepair, a service is being held to mark a new beginning in the troubled history of the building.
The service commemorates the start of raising funds for the restoration works.
It is estimated that it will cost EUR 8 million (around $12 million US Dollars) to rebuild the cathedral.
Radivoje Krulj, Mostar's parish priest, says the church is an important place for all the local Orthodox Christians.
It is hoped the rebuilding of the church will bring the local community closer.
The Serbian Orthodox community has certainly been through difficult times, with many fleeing the city after the church was burnt down.
Most fled to the city, Trebinje, which was under the control of Bosnian Serb forces.
Yet, some of those who fled have made the journey back to help in fundraising the money necessary for the reconstruction.
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Age-old Christmas tradition in Bosnia
In a small Bosnian village, folks still keep to the original meaning of Christmas with the same festive traditions practiced by their ancestors some five hundred years ago.They celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Watch how they keep those traditions alive.
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Bosnia - Christmas in Sarajevo
T/I: 10:16:55
The Catholic minority in Sarajevo celebrated Christmas on Wednesday (25/12), with the holiday providing further evidence of the strained relations between ethnic groups in the city that hopes to have a multi-cultural future.
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SARAJEVO, BOSNIA, 25/12
VS church service, VS congregation singing.
VS int. church with military congregation.
SOT, soldier in English, saying - mass held by German chaplain - all of us here very happy;
Vs church; priest preaching to soldiers in English; soldiers smiling; vs of sermon; cu prayerbook; soldiers praying; vs of prayer; vs of communion; soldiers walking along street; Ifor vehicle;
RUNS: 2.14
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Historical text about raising The Orhodox Cathedral in Mostar, part 2
Historical text about raising The Orhodox Cathedral in Mostar, 5th november 2016, in St Sava Church in Stockolm. Reading Jelena Mila.
Sarajevo and Mostar Bosnia & Herzegovina
I hitched a ride to Sarajevo and took a side trip to Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina. I walked the Old Town in both cities, visited most of the shops and spoke with the locals where I could. I also walked a large part of the city in both places, including the Italian bridge where the assassination took place that precipitated world war I and walked the river. I ate at the local restaurants, watched a Orthodox Christian procession of some sort and visited as many historical sites as I could. You can see more of the trip and a bunch of photos at wizardofwhere.com
Trebinje, Bosnia-Herzegovina: Charming Market Town
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Bosnia - Mostar Clean-Up and Evacuation
Some parts of the Muslim eastern sector of Mostar have been virtualy wiped out in fighting, especially on the west bank of the Neretva river, which divides the town into its Croatian and Muslim quarters. The ceasefire has enabled the UN to begin organising medical
evacuations from the town.
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EAST MOSTAR, 4/2
vs devastated town
streets reduced to rubble
damaged apartment block
destroyed bridge over river
makeshift graveyards in school playgrounds
people living in basements of destroyed buildings
meagre supplies
tito inscription on hillside
child with wheelbarrow, cleaning up
ws of town devastation
shelled collapsed apartment blocks
body on street
soldiers investigating rubble
bosnian muslim troops playing cards in frontline positions
courtyard through bars
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Aussie in Bosnia: 2012 Christmas in Bosnia
Here is a small compilation of photos and videos from my 2012 Christmas experience in Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Bosnia-IFOR Troops Prepare To Open Mostar Airport
T/I 10:33:43
French and Spanish I-For troops on Saturday (30/12) prepared the
Mostar Airport for its official opening the next day. The Mostar
Airport closed three years ago when Bosnian Serbs shelled it and
destroyed the control tower. The soldiers at the airport have
cleared landmines on and around the runway.
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MOSTAR, BOSNIA 30/12
IFOR helicopter at Mostar Airport;
New control tower;
Landmine clearance vehicle checking for mines at edge of runway;
Old control tower;
VS soldiers checking for landmines;
SOT (FRENCH) Colonel Bernard Landet saying that they are preparing
to open the airport for freight flights
ENDS 1.46
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Stećci, medieval tombstones in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Stećakis the name for monumental medieval tombstones that lie scattered across Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the border parts of Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. An estimated 60,000 are found within the borders of modern Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Appearing in the mid 12th century, with the first phase in the 13th century, the tombstones reached their peak in the 14th and 15th century, before disappearing during the Ottoman occupation in the very early 16th century.They were a common tradition amongst Bosnian, Catholic and Orthodox Church followers alike and are often related to the autochthonous Vlach population, however, the original ethnic and religious affiliation is still undetermined. The epitaphs on them are mostly written in extinct Bosnian Cyrillic alphabet.
The one of largest collection of these tombstones is named Radimlja, west of Stolac in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Stećci were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016. It includes a selection of 4,000 stećci at 28 necropolises – of which 22 from Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2 from Croatia, 3 from Montenegro, and 3 from Serbia.
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Sarajevo''s bumper tourist season
(31 Aug 2011)
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina - 29 August 2011
1. Wide of Old Town (called Bascarsija) tourists sitting on old Turkish fountain, pigeons flying away
2. Tourist looking at map of Sarajevo
3. Various of tourists in Old Town
4. Roof of the old Turkish fountain
5. Wide tourists around old Turkish fountain
6. Wide craftsmen shops
7. Various of craftsman at work
8. Wide of artisan objects on display
9. Close up of plate showing churches of Sarajevo
10. Tourist Natalia Mandelli walking by shops
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Natalia Mandelli, Tourist from Italy :
It''s a beautiful city. They tell that it''s Jerusalem of Europe and I think this is the case because all religions live here together, and I like it a lot.
12. Wide of Sarajevo, the spires of Orthodox and Catholic church next to each other
13. Wide of ruins of old Turkish bazaar
14. Wide of old clock tower dating back to Ottoman empire
15. Various of people praying at mosque, filmed through bars of fence
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Brendan Gilbert, Tourist from New Zealand:
It''s good. It''s very different from other towns in Europe we''ve been so far. You definitely see the Eastern influence how it has met with Western influence as well. I''m sort of fascinated by all the history that''s gone on here. It''s good to have a look around here and see the remains of war and all that sort of thing.
17. People''s feet walking over division between Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian architecture in central Sarajevo (Ottoman pavement is solid rock and next to it is Austro-Hungarian marble on the street)
18. Tourists looking at map, pan to busy street
19. Sarajevo Catholic Cathedral, tilt down to tourists walking by
20. Set up of spokesperson from Sarajevo Tourist Association Asja Hadziefendic-Mesic
21. Mid of Hadziefendic-Mesic, looking at view of Sarajevo
22. Wide of Sarajevo skyline
23. SOUNDBITE (Bosnian) Asja Hadziefendic-Mesic, Sarajevo Tourist Association spokeswoman :
The estimate of World Tourism Federation is that Bosnia-Hercegovina will be in the next period among three top world tourist destinations, with the highest growth in number of tourists.
24. Reception of Boutique 36 hotel
25. Cutaway of STILL photo of Sarajevo skyline in black and white on hotel wall
26. SOUNDBITE (Bosnian) Andrea Softic, Manager of Boutique 36 hotel:
With great pleasure I can say that literally we are having a tourist boom here in Sarajevo. Also in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Especially this season was a success and it is unfortunately behind us, but we had so many guests from all over the world, from all continents.
27. Wide of The Museum of the City of Sarajevo
28. Tourists looking at pictures of Franz Ferdinand''s assassination on display outside museum
29. STILL in black and white of same street location from 1914
30. STILL in black and white of emperor Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia, before he was shot in Sarajevo
31.STILL in black and white of emperor Franz Ferdinand, arriving in Sarajevo on the day he was shot in 1914
32. STILL in black and white of Franz Ferdinand''s assassins in court
33. Wide of tourists looking at pictures at the museum
34. Close up of stone outside museum with information on assassination
35. Tourist drinking water from spring
36. SOUNDBITE (English) Mary Beth Niksic, Tourist from U.S :
Just wonderful. The buildings; you have the Austro-Hungarian and you have Bascarsija, the old Turkish all melding together. And the different foods and the smells and...
37. Close up of traditional Bosnian food, cevapcici (various minced meat folded into little sausage, with onion and pita bread) on barbeque
38. Close up of plate of cevapcici on table
39. Wide of waitress taking meals to diners at Bosnian restaurant
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BOSNIA: SARAJEVO: CATHOLICS CELEBRATE ALL SAINT'S DAY
Serbo-Croat/Nat
Venturing into some of Sarajevo's cemeteries for the first time in years, Catholics in Sarajevo appeared determined to mark All Saints Day.
For some time, these cemeteries were exposed to sniper fire from Serb positions.
But on Wednesday mourners paid respects to their loved ones, many of whom perished in the war.
Sniper and artillery fire from Serb positions kept many Sarajevans away from graves during the war.
But with the ceasefire agreement signed, people gathered in some of the city's largest graveyards to pay tribute to those killed during 42 months of war.
One woman said that while she couldn't honour All Saints Day in the last couple of years, she is pleased with the current situation.
SOUNDBITE Serbo-Croat:
Last year and the year before we couldn't come at all, Now it is much safer and easier, Even the trams are working and that makes it easier for us.
SUPERCAPTION: 50-year old Katica Bozic
In the Stup cemetery, a French engineering team cleared the area of land mines in the past couple of days.
SOUNDBITE English:
Stup is on the confrontation line, and it was a place of very hard fights. And General Bachelet decided to clean this cemetery which was very dirty with explosives and things, and he cleans this cemetery for today All Saints Day.
SUPERCAPTION:UN spokesman Colonel Briere
The church service, led by a French UN priest, was the first since the war started.
Resident Catholics sang hymns outside, demonstrating their faith in the peace which appears to have finally settled on their city.
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BOSNIA: SARAJEVO: PREPARATIONS FOR POPE JOHN PAUL II VISIT
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Sarajevo is preparing itself for a Papal visit which its leaders hope will crown their efforts to build a lasting peace in the war-torn city.
An army of workers have been sprucing up the Bosnian capital for John Paul II's arrival on Saturday.
However a spate of church bombings have raised fears for the Pontiff's safety during his two-day trip.
The Kosevo football stadium will be the venue for the highlight of John Paul II's trip to Sarajevo.
Here on Sunday he is scheduled to celebrate mass with a 60-thousand-strong congregation of Catholic worshippers.
A team of workmen have been putting the finishing touches to the stadium which was seriously damaged during the war.
Sarajevo Cathedral has also been repaired in preparation for the visit.
The Pope will celebrate a private mass here with the priests who have been ministering to Bosnia's Catholic population.
The head of the Catholic Church in Bosnia says the Pope will bear a message of peace for all the peoples of Bosnia, regardless of their faith.
SOUNDBITE: (Serbo-Croat)
He is coming not only for Bosnian Catholics but for all other nations. The Pope is bringing a message of peace and it will help us capture the world's attention once more and persuade foreign officials to ensure implementation of peace in this war
devastated country.
SUPER CAPTION: Cardinal Vinko Puljic, head of Catholic Church in Bosnia
However the carnival atmosphere surrounding the visit has been marred by a spate of attacks on churches.
In the latest incident, unknown assailants blew up this church in the central Bosnian town of Travnik.
Other churches across Bosnia still bear the scars of Europe's bloodiest conflict since the Second World War.
Bosnian officials have been eager to play down the significance of the attacks, and stress that the Pope's visit will help heal the wounds of the recent past.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
We welcome the visit of Pope. We all feel joy about that. He is the moral leader. His presence here will create spirit of unification, spirit of respect for human rights, spirit of freedom. He is the man who spoke all of his life about freedom and liberty.
SUPER CAPTION: Ejup Ganic, Bosnian Federation Vice-president
In a show of its support for the Papal visit, the Bosnian government has issued a special edition of Pope stamps, badges and posters.
With the guns now quiet, the pope can visit at last the city he declared martyred by war - but Sarajevans, now martyred by peace, want him to bring a miracle.
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