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Visočica ([ʋi.sɔ̌.tʃi.tsa]) (also known as Brdo Grad ([br̩̂dɔ ɡrâːd]) (Bosnian: Hill Town) is a hill in Bosnia and Herzegovina famous as the site of the Old town of Visoki [ʋǐsɔkiː] as well the 2005 claim that it is an ancient man-made pyramid. It is 213 metres high. The idea that it constitutes an ancient artificial edifice was publicised by Houston-based expatriate Bosnian author Semir Osmanagić, but scientific investigations conclude that it is a natural geological formation known as a flatiron.
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- Map of VisoC48Dica hill Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Old town of VisokiEdit
- Claim of it being a pyramidEdit
- References
Map of Viso%C4%8Dica hill, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Old town of VisokiEdit
The Old town of Visoki was a famous medieval royal castle town during the fourteenth century, located in Visoko [ʋisɔkɔ], Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first mention of the town was on 1 September 1355, in the charter "in castro nosto Visoka vocatum" written by Tvrtko I of Bosnia while he was a young ban. The town appears to have been abandoned before 1503, as it is not mentioned in the Turkish-Hungarian treaty that was established that year. In the year 1626 Đorđić mentioned Visoki among abandoned towns.
Claim of it being a pyramidEdit
Visočica hill became the focus of international attention in October 2005, following a news-media campaign promoting the false idea that it is actually the largest of a group of ancient man-made pyramids.
Scientific investigations of the site show there is no pyramid. Additionally, scientists have criticised the Bosnian authorities for supporting the pyramid claim saying, "This scheme is a cruel hoax on an unsuspecting public and has no place in the world of genuine science."