Sarajevo
After Prince Eugene of Savoy burned Sarajevo in 1697, the governor Ahmed Pasha Rustempašić ordered the upper quarter of Vratnik to be walled as a fortified…
After Prince Eugene of Savoy burned Sarajevo in 1697, the governor Ahmed Pasha Rustempašić ordered the upper quarter of Vratnik to be walled as a fortified town. The work began in 1727, and the Višegrad Gate, built between 1727 and 1739, became its main entrance from the east, named after the road that led out towards Višegrad. The gate is a solid tower of limestone and pale hreša stone with a passage through it and a shingled roof. It is the best preserved of Vratnik's gates and stands close to the White Fortress. The surrounding mahala, with its steep lanes, old houses and small mosques, is one of the most traditional neighbourhoods of the city.