5 Sights in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Jajce. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
1. Saint Mary's Church
Saint Mary's Church, later Sultan Suleiman's Mosque or Fethija, was a place of worship in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Along with the remnants of the adjoining Saint Luke's Bell Tower, it is a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The buildings are located in the historic centre of the city of Jajce, at the foot of the citadel.
2. Jajce Mithraeum
The Jajce Mithraeum, or Jajački Mithraeum is a temple (Mithraeum) dedicated to the Persian invisible sun god, Mithra. It was rediscovered in an archaeological dig in 1931 in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
3. Franciscan friary of Saint Luke
Franciscan monastery of Saint Luke is a Franciscan monastery in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The construction began in 1877 and finished in 1885. In 1934-1935 the monastery was renovated by Karel Pařík. Franciscans in the 1970s tried to return the bones of St. Luke in Jajce, and since then the monastery carries the name of this evangelist.
4. Underground Church with Catacombs in Jajce
The Jajce Catacombs, also known as the Jajce underground church, or simply Jajce crypt in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, is the historic burial site of Hrvoje Vukčić, a Bosnian nobleman who founded the city and ordered construction of the underground chapel with the crypt around 1400, which was finished before 1416, in time for his burial. The crypt was also meant to serve as the family's burial site.
5. Clock Tower
The Jajce Clock Tower is located in the Upper Town, in the Upper Mahala in Jajce. The tower was built in the Middle Ages, as a protruding tower in front of the Jajce fortress. It is assumed that it was built at the time of the construction of the pen, during the reign of Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić. The tower has preserved the character of a medieval entrance tower facing the suburbs. This is clearly visible in the old Jajce residential agglomeration, but also in the character and position of this building.
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