Svrzo's House
Svrzina kuća
An 18th-century timber house of an Ottoman Muslim family, with its men's and women's courtyards and rooms preserved intact.
Svrzo's House is the best-preserved Ottoman-era residence in Sarajevo, belonging to the prominent Svrzo family. Following Islamic tradition, the house is divided into an outer courtyard for male guests (selamluk) and an inner courtyard for the family's women (haremluk). Its carved wooden ceilings, carpets, low divans and copper furnishings are all original, offering a direct view of how wealthy families lived at the time. Tickets cost about 3 BAM, and it is closed on Sundays. It sits on a lane on the hillside north of Baščaršija, next to the War Childhood Museum.
Opening hours
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 (shorter in winter); closed Sundays
Nearby sights
- War Childhood Museum
- Old Orthodox Church
- Morića Han
- Jewish Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque
- Baščaršija
- Ferhadija Street & Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures
- Gallery 11/07/95