Tour Guide Mostar's video: The history behind picturesque adrvan fountain

When thinking about traditional and picturesque places in Bosnia and Herzegovina which visitors should certainly visit, Šadrvan is high on the list. What is Šadrvan? It is a public fountain built in the courts of mosques, madrasah and tekke. It had two purposes, one being architecture attraction and the second one was for people to wash and clean their hands before going to religious ceremonies. These ones of a kind places gave a special touch of oriental charm to the towns. The concept of building Šadrvan comes from the Persian culture and it was brought to Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Ottoman rule. Each Šadrvan has two round stone pools. The water from the small pool pours into the larger pool and from there goes through six or eight taps. The roof of the Šadrvan usually has the shape of the pyramid, and it stood on six or eight stone pillars connected with arches. The most famous Šadrvan is the one in the court of the magnificent Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, which is now a museum and worldwide known cultural heritage. The city of Sarajevo has famous Šadrvan in the court of the Gazi Husrev-bey Mosque. In the past Mostar had five well know Šadrvan`s while today there are only two of them left, in Karagöz Bey Mosque and in Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque (built in 1781.). Both of them are situated on the left side of Neretva river. Track our everyday workflow on our Blog : http://tourguidemostar.com/blog/ Herzegovina. Feel the digital tour under your finger in Mostar 2017! Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TourGuideMostar/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tourguidemostar/ Follow us on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/tourguidemostar/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TourGuideMostar Follow us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/116692336132139269716 OR VISIT OUR OFFICIAL PAGE: http://tourguidemostar.com