Tašlihan

Taslihan or Tašli han ('stone inn') is a former caravanserai that was located on the site of the current summer garden and an open bar of the Evropa hotel in Sarajevo. It is the third stone caravanserai in Sarajevo, built in the period from 1540 to 1543, as an endowment of Gazi Husrev-beg, after his death. It was added to Gazi Husrev-beg's bezistan on its western side. It was square in shape, and its length was 47 meters. It had a fountain in its yard, on the pillars of which was a small mosque. Upstairs were the passenger rooms. Domestic and foreign merchants had their shops within Tašlihan. It is believed that this caravanserai served for trade more than for passenger traffic. The fire of 1879 severely damaged Taslihan and made it unusable.

As part of the project of rehabilitation, reconstruction and extension of the hotel 'Evropa', from June 5 to July 13, 1998, archaeological excavations were carried out in the summer garden of the hotel, which resulted in the discovery of part of the foundations and massive walls of the inn.

References:

• Wikipedia

Address

Gazi Husrev-begova, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Details

Founded: 1540
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina