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The Cathedral of Jesus' Heart in eastern Sarajevo is the largest cathedral in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is commonly referred to as the "Sarajevo Cathedral". It is the seat of the Vrhbosanski Archbishop and center of Catholic worship in the city. The Cathedral is located in the city's Stari Grad Municipality.The Cathedral of Jesus' Heart was was built in honor of " Jesus' Sacred Heart", an important Catholic concept. It was constructed by architect Josip Vancaš in the 1880s. The Cathedral was built in the neo-Gothic style of Cathedrals, with elements of Romanesque architecture. Vancaš modeled it after the Notre-Dame de Paris. Work began on August 25 1884, and was completed in the same month in 1889. The Bishop of DubrovnikDubrovnik ( Latin Ragusa , population 43,770 in 2001, 49,728 in 1991 is a port and one of the most prominent tourist resorts on the Adriatic Sea coast in the extreme south of Croatia, and the center of the Dubrovnik-Neretva county, positioned at 42:39N La was present for the opening.
The building was damaged during the Siege of SarajevoThe siege of Sarajevo was the longest siege in the history of modern warfare. It lasted from May 2 1992 to February 29 1996. It was fought between the forces of the Bosnian government, who had declared independence from Yugoslavia, and Serbian paramilitar, but was in a fixable condition, not completely destroyed. The damage has since been fixed. The design above the door to the Cathedral is part of the flag and seal of Sarajevo CantonThe Sarajevo Canton is a canton of the Federation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The capital is Sarajevo. The Canton is basically the metro area of the city it is named after that is inside the Federation. It contains 98% of Sarajevo's population, but a much.
