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    Hodidjed

    Hodidjed is first mentioned in 1434 when it was captured by the
    Ottomans. It was the only the only fortification in the county of Vrhbosna.


    The exact location of Hodidjed is not known, however according to one theory
    it was the fortress, which was located on the site of today's White Bastion, mentioned
    by passing travelers and Ottoman sources.


    Another theory which expands on the previous one says that over time
    Hodidjed was slowly transformed into the White Bastion that still stands today.
    The above is a visualization of the fortress in the medieval period.


    The second major phase of construction, during Ottoman control, saw the construction
    of interior buildings such as a mosque as well as on the exterior the addition of a draw bridge
    and the digging of a moat in front of the castle.


    View of Sarajevo in 1697 right before it was attacked, the fortress can be seen on top
    of the central hill.


    Sarajevo in flames. In 1697 Eugene of Savoy sacked and burned
    the city. After this event it became clear that a larger fortification needed
    to be built in order to house more soldiers and civilian refugees.
    Here Hodidjed can be seen more prominently.


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    Vratnik

    The White Bastion, the largest defensive structure within the Vratnik fort complex.

    The gradual transformation of Hodidjed into the White Bastion.
    Here the connection between the two becomes obvious. Though there
    were still 3 major phases of construction to the fortress before it became
    the White Bastion that's seen today.


    An outline of the walls, gates, towers, and bastions of the Vratnik old town.
    The answer to the need for a larger fortification came some time in the
    early 1700's with the construction of the walls and towers pictured above.
    As well as the repair of Hodidjed and the addition to it of the previously pictured artillery tower.


    1878
    "The Austrian Campaign in Bosnia: Bombardment of Serajevo."
    In July 1878 Austria-Hungary began it's occupation campaign in Bosnia.
    By August 18th they had reached Sarajevo.
    The walls of Vratnik including the Yellow Bastion or Battery can be seen
    faintly on the hills in the distance on the upper right side of the illustration.


    "Storming of the castle of Serajevo."

    "The Austrian Capture of Serajevo: The 46th infantry storming the
    saluting or Yellow Battery."


    "Das alte castell."
    The old fort.
    The White Bastion as it stood when Austria-Hungary occupied Bosnia.


    Building that was added by the Austro-Hungarians to the fort.

    Gatehouses, the Yellow Bastion, and walls of Vratnik as they stand today.

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    Great Pictures, great thread

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    Quote Originally Posted by LouisFerdinand View Post
    If that's what I think it is, you probably mean Ostrožac castle from Page 1 of this thread.
    Quote Originally Posted by Szegedist View Post
    There is no such thing as a moderate Serb. Every Serb is a supporter of the Chetnik ideology to some degree. Some Serbs like Davai are openly chetniks, while others like rv12aval are cryptochetniks who hide behind Bratsvo I Jedinstvo and other such concepts. Yugoslav partisans believer in the chetnik ideology, but could not display it openly because otherwise they couldn't recruit naive Croats and Bosniaks, which were necessary for victory. We shouldn't make a difference between a Serb and a chetnik, the two are exactly the same thing.

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