Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Building
The Presidency Building in Sarajevo's Centar municipality is the official seat of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and also houses the Constitutional Court, the Archives of Bosnia and Herzegovina and some ministries. It was built in 1884 to 1886 after the Austro-Hungarian administration arrived in 1878 and needed headquarters in the centre, commissioned by Sarajevo's first mayor Mustafa Fadilpašić and designed by the architect Josip Vancaš. Its style is Florentine Early Renaissance, modelled on the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence: a grand three-storey stone façade, arched windows and a projecting cornice. It housed the Austro-Hungarian government, then the Drina Banovina administration of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, then the presidency of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the Bosnian War it was used by the high command of the army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and was badly damaged, then restored. Today it is a symbol of the state on Maršala Tita street near the Ali Pasha Mosque.
It is a government building not normally open to visitors, so view and photograph it from the street and follow any guard's instructions. A few minutes is enough; make it a stop on a walk between Baščaršija and Marijin Dvor, with the Ali Pasha Mosque and the Eternal Flame nearby.
Hours and prices change — check before you go. Source: en.wikipedia.org
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AttractionSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
