‘Fairy tale’ houses preserve Bosnian architecture

RUNNING a small shop in a bazaar of about 600 years of history in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Muamer Mujcic has been dedicated to the preservation of traditional Bosnian architecture, or “fairy tale houses,” by building models of them.

“I am not advocating that modern people should now build their homes in the same way the traditional Bosnian houses were made. That wouldn’t be practical. I wouldn’t do it myself. But we should be aware of the beauty and uniqueness of our traditional architecture and try to preserve some of it for future generations,” said Mujcic, who is self-taught.