The Sebilj or as visitors frequently call it “the pigeon square”. The Sebilj is a pseudo-Moorish style wooden fountain

Fountain

A fountain is a piece of architecture which pours water into a basin or jets it into the air either to supply drinking water or for decorative or dramatic effect....

 in the centre of Baščaršija

Bašcaršija

Baščaršija is Sarajevo's old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city. Baščaršija was built in the 15th century when Isa-Beg Isaković founded the town. The word Baščaršija derives from the Turkish language...

 square in Sarajevo

Sarajevo

Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....

 built by Mehmed-pasha Kukavica in 1753. It was relocated by Czech architect Alexander Vitek in 1891.

A multi-national collaborative public arts project created a life-size contemporary interpretation of the famous public fountain and landmark in Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

, utilising traditional Bosnian design and craft techniques and combined with modern digital technology.

External links

• http://www.visitsarajevo.ba/sightseeing/attractions/historical-sarajevo/sebilj Sebilj - Sarajevo
• http://www.virtualnosarajevo.com.ba/sebilj.htm
• http://topic.freehostia.com/projects/sebilj.wrl