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During the period of Bosnian independence in the inner area of ​​Sarajevo, there was an old city Hodidjed already mentioned, which was first mentioned in 1434, and during the Ottoman rule, this fort was expanded. However, after the devastation by Prince Eugene of Savoy / 1697 /, the tower was completely restored / 1729/1739 /. Then they built three gates / Širokac, Ploče and Višegrad's / and five bastions. Of particular importance is White and Yellow bastion, finished in 1809.

White bastion is a tower on the road Dariva - Mošćanica altitude on the eastern elevation of the Sarajevo's valley. It was built on the place of a medieval fortress, built around the 1550. The upper part of the bastions in huge stone blocks, was built in the Austro-Hungarian period. The tower was of great importance for the defense in the attack of the Austrian Prince Eugene of Savoy in the 17th century, and of the Austro-Hungarian army in 1878.

White bastion is located within the architectural ensemble of the Old Town Vratnik which was declared a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.