Museum of Visoko (Zavicajni muzej), founded in 1953, has
several thematic exhibitions. The one which catches special
attention is the display of local traditional crafts.
Visoko has been one of major archaelogical sites for several
years now. Explorer Semir Osmanagic is convinced he
has found Europe's first pyramids which he says are a new
world wonder dating back to ancient times. These findings
might change the whole history of the Europe as there are no
pyramids found until now in Europe.
Teams are still excavating and doing restoration at Bosnian
Pyramid of the Sun, in Visoko near Sarajevo. The pyramid has
all the elements: four perfectly shaped slopes pointing
toward the cardinal points, a flat top and an entrance
complex. A paved entrance plateau was found and underground
tunnels are discovered. More on Bosnian pyramids on
www.piramidasunca.ba.
During the rule of the Bosnian Kingdom, Visoko valley was a
very important trade, cultural and educational centre of the
Bosnian Church. Old Town „Cajengrad“ is a medieval
fortress which served to defend Bobovac from enemies and
today represents an archaeological site. The fortress was
discovered by accident when a few locals found a stone
structure with windows during a rock climb. Mile,
which is believed to be one of the residences of Bosnian
kings, is located 5 km from the city’s centre. Findings so
far show that Stjepan II Kotromanic and Tvrtko Kotromanic
resided there. This is also the place where Tvrtko was
crowned and buried at the Church of St. Nicholas. Mile is
also known for the trade agreement between Bosnia and the
Republic of Ragusa (Republic of Dubrovnik) signed in 1189
under the Charter of Kulin Ban, the oldest preserved Bosnian
document written in bosancica (Cyrillic).
