FORMER NATIONAL LIBRARY
The City Hall was solemnly opened April 20, 1896, used for governing and administrative purposes. After the Second World War City Hall was put on disposal to the National Library and remains in that function until the aggression against BiH. In the night between August 25 and 26, 1992, City hall was hit by flammable artillery missiles. The fire destroys the City Hall, together with the huge library fund of the National-University Library of about 2 million units. The renovation of the City Hall starts in 1996 and lasts until 2014, and the complete reconstruction has been done according to the original documentation. The reconstructed City hall is officially opened on May 9, 2014, on Day of Europe and the Day of Victory over Fascism. Today, it is used in festive occasions at the state and city level to promote events from culture, art and economy, with constant and occasional museum settings, regular sessions of the City Council, and the variety of usage seems to be bigger than ever before.
All interior and exterior joinery is an outstanding work in oak. Other auxiliary facilities, as well as offices, were treated modestly without decoration and stucco. The end of this concept is given on a rich façade, painted in two-tiered terraces, mortar stucco and decorative elements made of earthenware. As a starting point, this original concept and its materialization were accepted by the reconstruction project.
