Morića han

Morića han

Morića Han was built at end of the XVI or the beginning of the XVII century. It is the last preserved caravanserai in this region. Caravanserai (caravan-serai = caravan-palace) is a large building enclosing a courtyard, used for accomodating caravans. Morića Han could accommodate about 300 passengers and 70 horses. The ground floor was used for housing horses and storing merchandise. The first floor was used for housing guests.

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Evliya Çelebi wrote about his visit to Sarajevo in 1659 and described Morića Han as Hadži-Bešir's han, because Hadži-Bešir was the han's landlord at the time. Han got its modern name from the surname of the han's tenants at the beginning of the XIX century, Mustafa-aga Morić (d. 1815) and his son Ibrahim-aga Morić (d. 1827). The han has survived several fires, most recently in December 1957. It was thoroughly reconstructed from 1971 to 1974 and decorated with Persian caligraphy inscriptions from poems written by Omar Khayyám, Persian philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and poet. The Waqf Management rents the han for business purposes that match the historical context, including a national restaurant, a Persian carpet shop "Isfahan" and religious associations.

Ghazi Husrev-bey's Waqf Buildings

Other objects of religious and business character that you can see as part of the visit to Gazi Husrev-bey's vakuf

Ghazi Husrev-bey's hamam
Ottoman Era

Ghazi Husrev-bey’s Hamam

Gazi Husrev-bey's hamam is located on the Mula Mustafa Bašeskija street, and is the last...

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Ghazi Husrev-bey and Murat Bey's turbe
Ottoman Era

Turbes

Gazi Husrev-bey's and Murat-bey's turbe

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Đulagin dvor
Austro-Hungarian Era

Đulagin dvor

Đulagin Dvor is a large court built during the Austro-Hungarian era.

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The Ghazi Building
Austro-Hungarian Era

The Ghâzi Building

In 1909, Ghazi Husrev-bey's Waqf constructed this modern building in the heart of Baščaršija...

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Former police station
Austro-Hungarian Era

Other Waqf Buildings

Former police station, Ghazi Husrev-bey's Palace, Ghazi Husrev-bey's Maktab and more

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Bezistan and Tašli han
Ottoman Era

Bezistan & Tašli han

Ghazi Husrev-bey's Bezistan was built around 1540...

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