This tragic event prompted governor Ahmed-paša Rustempašić Skopljak in 1727, to order Vratnik town and most of its core to be redeveloped into the fortified "walled city".

Sultan Mehmed Fatih entered through these doors and had a white mosque with sahat-kula that was built in his honor.

[2] The fortresses, defensive walls and the gates and towers have been important symbols for the population living in the neighborhood and its vicinity.

Today the Martyr’s Memorial cemetery is another example of historical and symbolic values ingrained into the neighborhood history.

Širokac Gate, part of the reconstructed portion of the old defense walls of Vratnik town in Sarajevo.

The Alija Izetbegović Museum was opened on 19 October 2007 and is located in the Vratnik Kapija towers Ploča and Širokac.

The museum is a commemoration to the influence and body of work of Alija Izetbegović, the first president of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

It is assumed to have been built at the site of a small medieval town "Hodidjed" (central fortress of the Vrhbosna Parish).

It served as a dungeon, barrack, munitions storage, a treasury, as well as the protection against the raid of Prince Eugene of Savoy in 1697, and defense fortress in battle against occupation by the Austro-Hungarian ruler in 1878.

Strošićka bastion was built on steep terrain, and the preserved height of the walls on the northeastern side is 3m, and on the north 8m.

Bastion on Ravne Bakije) is located in the far northern part of the fort, and the area is not easily accessible.