Vijećnica

File / Documentation

Name

153462_sv.jpg

Size

1.35 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

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Creator(s)

consultant: preliminary design (1891) by Karlo Paržik (Czech, 1857-1942), architect: primary architect during building, largely responsible for decorative elements by Alexander Wittek (Austrian, 1852-1894), architect: minor modifications and project completion by Ciril M. Ivekovic (Croatian, 1864-1933)

Time period

design date: 1891, creation date: construction, 1892-1894, alteration date: became the national library, 1949, destruction date: destroyed by Bosnian Serb Army shelling in the Siege of Sarajevo, 1992, other date: structural support to retain shell of building, ca. 1995-, creation date: various coordinated planning efforts continue for restoration of the building (which is still not in use), ca. 2007-2008

Location

Site: Sarajevo (Bosnia and Hercegovina)

Cultural context

Bosnian

Description

interior, ground level view of hall from inlaid star on floor up to above the gallery, 1989

Work type

Library (building)

City hall

Medium

stone

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