| Sebilj | |
| Coordinates: | 43.8597°N 18.4312°W |
| Location Town: | Sarajevo |
| Location Country: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Architect: | Mehmed Pasha Kukavica born in Foča |
| Completion Date: | 1753 |
The Sebilj is an Ottoman-style wooden fountain (sebil) in the centre of Baščaršija Square in Sarajevo built by Mehmed Pasha Kukavica in 1753. It was relocated by the Austrian architect Alexander Wittek in 1891.[1] According to local legend, visitors who drink water from the fountain will return to Sarajevo someday.[2]
A multinational collaborative public arts project created a life-size contemporary interpretation of the famous public fountain and landmark in Birmingham, using traditional Bosnian design and craft techniques, combined with modern digital technology.[3] [4] [5]
There is a replica of Sarajevo's Sebilj in Belgrade, Serbia, donated by the city of Sarajevo in 1989 as a gift ahead of the 9th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement.[6] [7] Another replica in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States, was donated by the Bosnian community to the city of St. Louis for the city's 250th birthday.[8] A third replica is in Novi Pazar, also a gift from the city of Sarajevo. In Bursa, Turkey a replica of Sarajevo’s Sebilj was built as a symbol of friendship between the city of Bursa and the city of Sarajevo.
In 2018, another replica of the Sebilj was completed in the town of Rožaje, Montenegro.