Bosnia and Herzegovina · 16th century
The White Fortress (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian: Bijela Tabija, Бијела Табија) is an old fort overlooking the historic core of Sarajevo. It is a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bijela Tabija is 667 metres (2,188 ft) above sea level.
Bijela Tabija is a protruding part of the wall of what was historically known as the old Vratnik City, and dominates the Eastern, the natural entrance to Sarajevo. It is built of stone and it used to house a gun-crew and an ammunition storage. Its thick walls have openings for cannons.
Text adapted from “Bijela Tabija” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bijela Tabija ranks #2,610 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #7 of the 40 mapped in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded 1550, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,547 times in the last 60 days, more than 63% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sarajevo, 3 km away. See how Bosnia and Herzegovina compares in the castle statistics.
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