| Tito's street | |
.jpg) Marshal Tito street in 2015 | |
 Interactive map of Marshal Tito street | |
| Native name | Ulica Maršala Tita, Titova ulica (Bosnian) |
|---|---|
| Former name(s) | Ćemaluša, Franz Ferdinand street, Alexander Karađorđević street, Alexander I Karađorđević street, Ante Pavelić street |
| Length | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) |
| Coordinates | 43°51′30.56″N18°24′48.1″E / 43.8584889°N 18.413361°E /43.8584889; 18.413361 |
| East | Mula Mustafa Bašeskija street andFerhadija street |
| West | Zmaj od Bosne street |
Marshal Tito street, orTito's street, is one of the main streets inSarajevo, located in theCentar Municipality. The street is named afterJosip Broz Tito, the formerPresident of Yugoslavia.[1]
Marshal Tito street connects Mula Mustafa Bašeskija street andFerhadija street on the east and Zmaj od Bosne street on the west. Through this street lies the main route ofSarajevo trams.
After theAustro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the section from Koševski Potok toBaščaršija was calledĆemaluša, but was renamed afterFranz Ferdinand followinghis assassination.[2]
A new street was laid out in January 1919, betweenMarijin Dvor and Baščaršija. First it was named afterAlexander Karađorđević, and in 1921 afterAleksandar I Karađorđević. From 1941 to 1945, it was named afterAnte Pavelić.[2][3]
Its current name the street has had since 6 April 1945. In 1993, the street was bisected: The part from Marijin Dvor to theEternal flame remained Marshal Tito street, but the part that continues on to Baščaršija became Mula Mustafe Bašeskije street.[2]
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Several significant buildings and institutions are located in this street and some of them are:
Marshal Tito street is a popular location to organize open-air concerts and other various celebrations.
On 6 April 2012, this street was the location of theSarajevo Red Line, a memorial event organized in cooperation between theCity of Sarajevo and East West Theatre Company which commemorated theSiege of Sarajevo's 20th anniversary.[4]
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