Plaque

#15

Latin Bridge in Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

By Contested Histories Initiative

The Latin Bridge, built in the 16th century, reached international fame as the place where, on 28 June 1914, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated by Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princip. This event is widely regarded as one of the triggers of the… Read More