This article examines the establishment and architectural evolution of the Convent and Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary in Tolisa, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from its medieval origins to its status as a National Monument and important convent in Bosna Argentina. Along with the development process from the first chapel that led to the full-size ...

By Miroslav Malinović, Jasna Guzijan, Siniša Cvijić, Milijana Okilj

Trebinje is a city with a rich cultural and historical heritage associated with influential historical figures who have played a role in its physical construction and contributed to its identity. Legends about these people are a part of the city’s rich intangible cultural heritage and they can provide a solid basis for city branding. This pa...

By Siniša Cvijić, Jasna Guzijan, Miroslav Malinović, Milijana Okilj, Simo Radić

The paper researches monasteries as special “places” that are culture bearers from the Middle Ages – when this type of religious community was established – to the present day. They are strongly embedded in the identity of a nation in a way that they have all characteristics of tangible and intangible heritage. The paper researches a relationship t...

By Jasna Guzijan, Siniša Cvijić

One challenge that present-day cities face as they develop is their having to compete on a global scale and to accentuate that which sets them apart from other cities. In that sense, smaller cities are especially under threat, as they live in the shadow of metropolises in the process of globalization. Recently, place branding has proven itself capa...

By Jasna Guzijan