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CITY HALL (NATIONAL LIBRARY) Sarajevo BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
CITY HALL (NATIONAL LIBRARY) Sarajevo BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
FOREWORD
In the framework of the European Commission/Council of Europe Joint Programme on the Integrated Rehabilitation Project Plan/Survey on the Architectural and Archaeological Heritage (IRPP/SAAH), the present Preliminary Technical Assessment (PTA) of the Consolidated Project for the Ljubljana Process Funding Heritage Rehabilitation in SouthEast Europe, was prepared by local expert: Ms. Zaila Uzunovi, headed by Ms.Mirela Mulali Handan, IRPP/SAAH Project Co-ordinator. This assessment was finalised with the assistance of the PTA expert group: Leader Dr. John Bold (United Kingdom); Experts: Mr. Martin Cherry (United Kingdom), Mr.David Johnson (United Kingdom), Mr. Friedrich Lth (Germany), Mr. Alkis Prepis (Greece). The Preliminary Technical Assessment (PTA), adopted in 2006 by the Commission to Preserve National Monuments, has been revised in June 2008 in order to reflect the Ljubljana Criteria
Preliminary Technical Assessment of the Architectural and Archaeological Heritage in South East Europe
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INTRODUCTORY PAGE
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City Hall (National Library) Sarajevo
Country or territory Name of organisation compiling information Contact name E- mail address Building/ site name and address
Bosnia and Herzegovina Commission to Preserve National Monuments Mirela Mulalic Handan
mirela.m.handan@aneks8komisija.com.ba
Town Hall (National Library) in Sarajevo Preliminary List of National Monuments No. 510 Decision of the City Institute for the Protection and Maintenance of the Cultural Monuments in Sarajevo
Inventory reference number(s) Type of monument/building/site
No. 89/67, dated 13 March 1968 Cultural monument (heritage property) administrative-public building Building built in 1894. It was officially inaugurated in1896 and handed over to the City Administration of Sarajevo, which used the building until 1949. In 1949 the building was relinquished to the National and University Library. The building was gutted by fire during the night of 25/26 August in 1992. Out of use
Main date(s) Current use(s)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE SITE AND ITS MANAGEMENT
The Town Hall building was built in 1894. It was officially opened in 1896 and turned over to the Sarajevo City Administration, which used it until 1949, when it was relinquished to the National and University Library. The function of the Town Hall was thus gradually oriented towards spiritual pursuits of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Administration was gradually replaced by culture, science and art, and the Academy of Arts and Sciences developed, in the Town Hall. The Town Hall building was hit by many heavy and inflammable missiles in the night of 25/26 August in 1992 and was then burnt and partially collapsed in the fire. The library holdings and physical structure of the building suffered incalculable damages. As the National and University Library the Town Hall was important for the entire region. By the destruction of the library and scientific holdings, the Town Hall lost its function as the central scientific library of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Science and culture are some of the most precious sources of the countrys wealth, and the quality of national and university libraries is fundamental for the development of scientific and professional work. The consequences of this large destruction are far reaching. The building is on the List of legally protected buildings pursuant to the decisions of the Cantonal and Federation Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments and on the Preliminary list of National Monuments established by the Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Cultural and historical value place the Town Hall in the first category as a monument: It is one of the first buildings to emphasise the importance of Sarajevo as the administrative centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the importance of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina within the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the period from 1878 to 1914. The Town Hall represents the most valuable example of the pseudo-Moorish style in this region. It is a result of the efforts to identify the traditional architectural style in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the two largest buildings originating from the period of the Austro-Hungarian rule in Sarajevo (in addition to the State Government building). It is marked by the distinctiveness and richness of artistic articulation of the faade and inner assembly hall, as well as by the spatial and artistic experience of the interior. Since its origin the Town Hall building is a symbol of the city. The symbolic meaning of the Town Hall became even more pronounced after the destruction, which was an attempt to destroy the cultural identity of the state and its people. Its reconstruction is a symbol of the resistance to the powers of destruction. Interventions from Phase I of the structural repair of the Town Hall, funded by the Republic of Austria and carried out in 1996-97, and interventions from Phase II of the structural repair (horizontal structures and reconstruction of the assembly hall with arches and pillars), funded by the European Commission and carried out in the period from 2000 to 2004, have brought the building into a structurally stable condition. (The implemented measures require urgent continuation of works because all external parts of the building are totally unprotected and unsecured). Today, as Bosnia and Herzegovina is redeveloping as a state, the Town Hall can be assigned a number of functions. In accordance with the reconstruction intentions, the Town Hall is planned to have a number of functions, which are compatible with its cultural and historical importance: The seat of the City Administration, National Library, Museum of the Town Halls destruction days and public space of the Town Hall.
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Through reconstructing the premises of the National Library the public will benefit from using the library, having space for public manifestations, visiting the museum, etc. The planned function of the library is of a modified type and scope. The library will fulfil its work function within the future university campus, and the Town Hall building will cover what is objectively possible in the sense of distinctive library holdings, organisation of scientific gatherings and presenting new written works.
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 3.1 Responsible Authorities Pursuant to the Law on the Implementation of the Decisions of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments, the following responsibilities are stipulated: Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is responsible for ensuring and providing the legal, scientific, technical, administrative and financial measures necessary to protect, conserve, display and rehabilitate the National Monument. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be responsible for providing the resources for drawing up and implementing the necessary technical documentation for the conservation and restoration of the National Monument Ministry of Physical Planning and Environment of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall give the approval for the restoration and conservation works, under the expert supervision of the responsible heritage protection authority. Authorities and institutions at all levels of governance shall collaborate with the Commission on issues of significance for the work of the Commission. Everyone, and in particular the competent authorities of the entities, cantons, and urban and municipal authorities, shall refrain from any action that might damage the National Monument or jeopardise the preservation and rehabilitation, including owners. Pursuant to the Standing Rules of the Presidency of BiH (Official Gazette of BiH No. 29/02) based upon the Law on the procedure to sign and execute international contracts (Official Gazette of BiH No. 29/00), the Commission to Preserve National Monuments is authorised to perform activities of international co-operation in the field of culturalhistorical heritage protection.
The other institutions in charge: Sarajevo Canton, which is at the same time the owner of the building The City of Sarajevo, City Administration, which, as of April 2006, has taken over the coordination of activities aimed at the reconstruction of the Town Hall Cantonal Institute for the Protection and Utilisation of the Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of Sarajevo
3.2 Building/Site, Name and Address The Town Hall in Sarajevo (National Library), Obala Kulina Bana Street, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina The Town Hall building was built on the bank of the Miljacka River, in the district of Baarija. Its location is in the historic centre of Sarajevo, which was erected at the time of the Ottoman Empire. It is situated on the border of the commercial and business district, and adjacent to the main road that goes through the City. Cadastral information: K.. 97,z.k.ul.XCVIII/19, Town Hall, old land survey Space of the building: gross 10450m2 /net 6945.00m2
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3.3 Map reference Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe Latitude: 43,85 Longitude: 18,50 Altitude: 525m
3.4 Type of monument Cultural monument architectural building of administrative and public type in the centre of Sarajevo.
3.5 Ownership State owned ownership of the Sarajevo Canton, presently out of use.
3.6 Statutory Protection/Constraints The Town Hall building in Sarajevo is legally protected by the Decision of the City Institute for the Protection of the Cultural Monuments of Sarajevo (present day Cantonal Institute for the Protection and Utilisation of Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage), number: 89/67, dated 13 March 1968. In accordance with the Law on the Protection of the Cultural Heritage of the Sarajevo Canton, pursuant to Article 24, Para 1 and 2 (Official gazette Sl. novine Kantona Sarajevo number:2/2000), no works can be carried out on the monument without permission issued by the Cantonal Institute. It reads without permission of the Cantonal Institute no works can be carried out on the protected site, property and within the protection zone, which could indirectly or directly alter the appearance, authenticity, originality or any other feature of the heritage property, registered as a potential heritage property or site that is reasonably presumed to hold heritage properties. The Town Hall building is on the Preliminary list of National Monuments, registered under number 510, under the name Town Hall in Sarajevo (Official gazette Slubeni glasnik Bosne i Hercegovine 11/02), and is considered a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina pursuant to a decision of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments of BiH (Official gazette Sl.glasnik BiH, number 33/02). Doing any works on the properties or sites that are considered national monuments is directly governed by the legal regulations laid down by the Law on the Implementation of the Decisions of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments, established pursuant to Annex 8 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Official gazette Sl. Novine F BiH number 2/02 and 8/02) as well as by the provisions of the Law on Physical Planning and Use of Land of the FBiH (Official gazette Sl. Novine F BiH 2/06). According to the above mentioned ordinances, interventions on a monument can be carried out only with the rehabilitation permit, as laid down by Article 5 of the Law on the Implementation of the Decisions of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments, obtained from the Federation Ministry of Physical Planning and Environmental Protection, which is in charge of issuing it. In addition, the Federation Ministry of Physical Planning and Environment issues the construction permit, the urban permit for rehabilitation or repair of the buildings of architectural heritage damaged or destroyed during the war, which are designated as national monuments by the Commission to Preserve National Monuments in line with Annex 8 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, or placed on the Provisional list
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of National Monuments - Article 54 of the Law on Physical Planning and Use of Land of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Official gazette Sl. Novine F BiH 2/06).
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SUMMARY OF CONDITION 4.1 Summary of Physical Condition Bad. The fire of 1992 caused the following: - Destruction of the roof truss and the interfloor wooden structures (the ceiling frame has been preserved only in part above the basement, but it was fully covered with rubble). - Major damage to and deformation of the steel latticed dome structure above the central space of the assembly hall. - Damage to the load bearing walls in the upper levels of the building. - Total destruction of the impressive three-pronged staircase with the stone balustrade in the hall (so are the other staircases). - Destruction of all vertical installations, such as lift-shafts, flues and ventilation channels. - Destruction of all partition walls. - Destruction of all internal and external carpentry framings (windows and doors) that were made of quality oak timber. - Destruction of the hexagonal core of the building (four pillars on the ground floor of the hall disappeared, and the rest are badly damaged). - Total destruction of the most important artistic decoration - painted ornamentation on the ceilings of the most impressive interior halls. - Two stained glass windows in the Town Hall are destroyed (bits of the stained glass from one of them have been preserved). - Most of the plaster decoration is destroyed. Compared to the destroyed and badly damaged elements, the faades can be described as preserved (with relief elements made of stone, brick, terracotta, stucco and faience). However, the faade rendering with its alternating bands of colour, as well as parts of relief elements, have been largely destroyed. Painted decorations have only been preserved in fragments in the small domes and on the arches. Relief elements have also been preserved in places in the interior. Four winters during the war contributed to further destruction of the brick walls of the loft, assembly hall, steel dome frame, and particularly of the walls of the ground floor that were constantly absorbing water from the bulk of rubble and decomposed materials covering the ground floor structure (average height of 1.00 -1.50 m). The works on structural stabilisation were carried out in 1996-97: - Stabilisation of the structural assembly of the masonry parts. - Reconstruction of the roof truss and the installation of lightning rod equipment. - Repair of the steel dome and false ceiling, including the reconstruction of the glazed roof covering. - Fixing a heavy, load bearing steel scaffold to the heavily damaged structure of the assembly hall. The work on the reconstruction of the horizontal structures, as well as the reconstruction of the assembly hall continued in the second phase between 2002 and 2004: - (Brick structures of the small domes and arches have been preserved in four panels, with the load bearing structure above them. Two panels are totally destroyed. The project provides for complete preservation of this structure, with the badly damaged parts (angle pillars, single pillars in the panels, arches) being replaced. - Two destroyed panels have been fully reconstructed, along with the arch and brick structures.
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- Being seriously damaged, most of the pillars (angle and free standing) on the ground and first floor were replaced, together with the load bearing arches on the ground floor. Present condition of the building the physical structure has been repaired and consolidated. The building has been temporarily closed. As the atmospheric waters have been prevented from penetration, the entire building began to dry, which created conditions for further field studies. The works should progress as soon as possible to prevent further deterioration of the unrestored elements.
4.2 Condition Risk Assessment In view of the fact that protection, such as putting the complete cover on the building, is more or less of a temporary nature, the building is still at risk from weathering factors (exterior of the building) to some extent, and exposed to vandalism.
4.3 Priority for intervention High
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EXISTING INFORMATION
5.1 Documentary sources: Reports of the structures condition, surveys on the condition of the painted decoration, descriptions of the existing situation, photographs, and publications. Project tasks for drawing up the main projects for reconstruction of the building and painted decorations. All materials are available in the Institute for the Protection and Utilisation of the Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of Sarajevo. These documents will be used to prepare the project documentation for repair, reconstruction, restoration and functional use.
5.2 Bibliography: A.Bejti: Town Hall, A Little Urban Study of Sarajevo Osloboenje, 21 January 1966 (Gradska vijenica, Mali urbanizam Sarajeva Osloboenje 21.01.1966) T.Kruevac: Sarajevo under the Austro-Hungarian Rule 1878 1918, Sarajevo (Sarajevo pod austro-ugarskom upravom 1878 1918, Sarajevo 1960) I.Krzovi: Architecture of BiH 1878-1918, Sarajevo (Arhitektura BiH 1878 1918, Sarajevo) H.Kreevljakovi: Sarajevo at the Time of the Austro-Hungarian Rule 1878 1918, Sarajevo 1969 (Sarajevo za vrijeme austro-ugarske uprave 1878 1918, Sarajevo 1969) N.Kurto: Architecture of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Development of Bosnian Style, Sarajevo, 1998 (Arhitektura Bosne i Hercegovine, Razvoj bosanskog stila, Sarajevo 1998)
5.3 Fieldwork already conducted: In the period from 1995 to 2006 many field studies were conducted on the building, which set out to establish the condition of its structure after the fire and destruction. The studies yielded the results on the condition of the brick walls and structures, steel structure, as well as the full results of the analyses of the stone structures in the assembly hall, determining the quality of the conducted works and establishing a proposal for the technical criteria for the reconstruction. All results obtained in that process were used for preparing the reconstruction projects of Phase I and II.
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First phase of reconstruction In 1996 requirements were met for launching the most urgent works to save the surviving structure of the building. Until that time only the previously mentioned studies were made into the condition of its structure on the accessible parts, and they were carried out by the company Ser.Co.Tec. from Trieste. After analysis of the original structure of the building (load bearing brick walls and steel beams as a structure that supported all major spans, as well as the steel frames of the dome and false ceiling, as the overall construction plan), a decision was made to use the same structural system in the reconstruction process and set out the plan, while carrying out the main task of saving the building through the following phases: 1. Stabilisation of the structural assembly of the masonry parts - Steel carriers, connected with steel diagonal connections, were placed at the level of the ceiling wood structures and at the distance of 3.50-3.80m, thus creating horizontal portholes, which, in this phase were to create conditions for the repair of the loft walls and the reconstruction of the roof truss. 2. Reconstruction of the wooden roof truss and installation of lightning rod equipment - The major part of the brick structures of the loft, as well as a number of original chimneys were reconstructed. The original drainage system for rainwater disposal was reconstructed with open roof channels connected into three existing vertical drainage stacks. 3. Repair of the steel dome and false ceiling, including the reconstruction of the glazed roof covering 4. Fixing a heavy, load bearing steel scaffold to the heavily damaged structure of the assembly hall - The repaired steel structure and false ceiling are partly leaning against the peripheral walls and structure of the assembly hall, which is a part of the most damaged structure of the building. A heavy, load bearing steel scaffold with special massive wooden centres was designed and the assembly hall structure was supported with it. This prevented damage to already completed works on the dome and, at the same time, created conditions for the reconstruction of the assembly hall structure. These activities were designed and implemented in 1996-97. The building was then closed using temporary structures. As rainwater was prevented from penetrating, the entire building began to dry, which created necessary conditions for further field studies. Investor: Project Engineer: Contractor: Supervision: Republic of Austria D.D.Dom Studije, projektovanje, inenjering-Sarajevo GP Sarajevo WCI (Austria) and Construction Institute of the Sarajevo Canton
Second phase of reconstruction In 1999 the European Commission provided the funds planned to be used for the continuation of the reconstruction works on the Town Hall. The consultant proposed the reconstruction of the horizontal structures to continue, including the reconstruction of the assembly hall, whose structure was severely damaged, requiring urgent intervention.
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The assembly hall is the central and most important area in the building. It is designed as a symmetrical hexagon, with the external brick walls and gallery formed so that the multilateral pillars in the corner and two round pillars between the corner ones, carry arches (small brick domes above the ground and first floors). The brick structures of the small domes and arches have been preserved in four out of six panels of the hexagonal gallery, with the load bearing structure above them. Two panels are totally destroyed. The project plan provides for the preservation of the sound structure as much as possible, with the heavily damaged parts of the structure (angle pillars, single pillars in the panels, arches) being replaced. According to this initial principle, it was necessary to set and work out a specific methodology of reconstruction and execution. Ten types of stone of various technical features and aesthetic appearances were used for the assembly hall. There is insufficient historic information on the sites of stone that was used for the construction of the Town Hall building, and its assembly hall in particular. (There is unreliable information suggesting that some granite pillars were supplied from Austria, marble staircases from Hungary, etc.). This was also a reason to conduct research and examine the samples of the existing stone built in the assembly area of the Town Hall building in order to get the information that will be used for the preparation of the project and for the selection of stone that will be used in the reconstruction process. After studies were conducted by the Institute for Geotechnique and Funding of the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Sarajevo, technical reports were prepared with the specifications of the stone used in the Town Hall assembly. Being heavily damaged, most of the pillars on the ground and first floor were replaced, together with the load bearing arches on the ground floor. Two panels have been fully reconstructed, along with the arch and brick structures. The activities of this phase lasted from November of 2002 to February of 2004. Investor: Project Engineer: Contractor: Supervision: European Commission of BiH D.D.Dom Studije, projektovanje, inenjering- Sarajevo GP Sarajevo i Mineral Ljubljana (with Kamen Dent Mostar) Safege
Further works will be aimed primarily at the research to be carried out by the holders of the reconstruction project design preparation. The faade coverings, with relief elements made of stone, brick, terracotta, stucco and faience, were the best-preserved parts of the building before the repair works, although the mortar was largely broken off the faade. According to the available graphical documents and the partly preserved faade relief, it is necessary to prepare a restoration project for the faade, repairing the mortar layer, stucco work, faience and stone relief. The designer will carry out three kinds of research of the existing faade: - On the state, type and thickness of the existing mortars. - On the state of the existing decorative relief and possibilities for its repair and restoration (main faade) Provide a report on the observations and state of the entire faade and then conduct a photogrametric survey of the faades.
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5.4 Projects in progress: The appointment of consultants to implement the preparation of the main project plans for the reconstruction of the Town Hall is underway based on an international tender. The Cantonal Institute for the Protection of the Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of Sarajevo leads and co-ordinates all activities.
5.5 Projects already planned: Preparation of the main projects for the reconstruction of the Town Hall in 2006. Preparing projects under supervision and in co-operation with the Cantonal Institute for the Protection and Utilisation of the Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of the Sarajevo Canton. All activities led and co-ordinated by the Cantonal Institute for the Protection of the Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of Sarajevo.
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SCOPE OF THE PTA 6.1 Extent/Nature of the assessment: In 1995 the Company Ser.CO.TEC from Trieste Italy, made a Diagnosis and Proposal for the Repair of the Town Hall in co-operation with the Institute for Materials and Structures of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Sarajevo and the Company Energoinvest Sarajevo. Investor: Sarajevo Canton Institute for Construction of the Sarajevo Canton Project Analysis of the Examination and Results of the Study into the Condition of the Town Halls Steel Structure was prepared by the Institute for Materials and Constructions of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Sarajevo, May 1997. Investor: Sarajevo Canton Institute for Construction of the Sarajevo Canton Report on the Implementation of the Research Programme to Prepare the Reconstruction of the Town Halls Building was prepared by the Institute for Geotechnique and Funding of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Sarajevo, March 1998. Investor: EUROPEAN COMMISSION PSU Sarajevo The Town Hall Building in Sarajevo Restoration of the Painted Decoration and Decorative Relief - prepared by Esad Veskovi, March 2003. (Investor: EUROPEAN COMMISSION PSU Sarajevo). Report on Geotechnical Studies into the Town Hall Building in Sarajevo prepared by Winer Project d.o.o., February 2006. Investor: Sarajevo Canton Cantonal Institute for the Protection of Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of Sarajevo
6.2 Limitations of the study: The building is in a condition that provides all available information relevant for the study. The only obstacle is lack of funds for drafting the Project for the reconstruction and repair, reconstruction, restoration and rehabilitation of the Town Hall.
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PTA 7.1 Background: form, function and development 7.1.1 Description of the building (please, see plans in Appendix)
Situation The Town Hall building was built on the bank of the Miljacka River, in the district of Baarija. Its location is a part of the historical downtown of Sarajevo, which was erected at the time of the Ottoman Empire. Structure - original system of building the property The original Town Hall building was designed and executed as a massive structure, with the use of traditional materials (stone, brick and wood) and iron profiles. The steel dome above the assembly hall was made of the same materials. There is a glazed roof and laylight style ceiling. The basement level is set on stone foundations with the external parapet cladding made of stone. The ceiling structure above the basement is made of brick vaults; The walls of all levels, except the basement, are made of brick, which is 75, 60 and 45cm thick; The ceiling structures at the part of the perimeter tracts are executed like wooden structures with wooden floors, and at the central, entrance part they are executed in brick domes; The structure of the assembly hall consists of the stone pillars and load-bearing arches, brick domes stretching over two levels, and a monumental stone staircase; The style of building is a mixture of historicism of the pseudo-Moorish origin. The style models are the so-called Mezoarabic and Moorish art of Spain and North Africa. Disposition The layout of the building is an almost symmetrical equilateral triangle, with the southern and north-eastern faade being 56m long, and the north-western facade 52m long. The building has a basement, ground floor, mezzanine and two upper floors. There are angle towers in the form of prisms at the corners of the triangle. There are projecting bays on all sides of the building, with the bay on the southern, main faade of the building being very pronounced and distinctive. It consists of the access stairs with a porch and a loggia standing above it. The domed porch leads into the quadrangular base, with nine domed planes, at a height of two storeys. From this area one enters the central, spacious hexagonal hall, structurally developed from the triangular base. This is the most valuable space in the building with a glazed dome on the top. The three-pronged staircase leads from the hall to the gallery that is set on the pillars with decoratively executed capitals and arches. From the gallery one can enter the main, most outstanding premises of the Town Hall such as the big hall, two smaller halls, and another smaller meeting hall standing at the opposite side. All the halls are at a height of two storeys, while other premises are developed through four storeys above the basement. Relief and painted decoration The distinctiveness of the building is emphasized by the stylistic features of relief and painted decoration.
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Sculpturally painted elements of the interior and exterior and the wall decorations are arranged in the spirit of historicism, in the pseudo-Moorish style, representing excellent realisations of that style in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The decoration of the buildings faade shows the style elements taken from the Mameluk period in Cairo (1250-1517). These elements are seen in the stylization of horseshoe arches, transennas, on twisted pilasters of the angle towers, on the finishing roof cornice and elsewhere. Some elements of the artistic arrangement of relief and painted decoration were taken from the area of North Africa, from the Fatimid period. That is, above all, the polichromy of facade with the alternating red and yellow stripes, the use of stalactite work, ornaments made of relief ceramics, etc. Partially taken over from the Fatimid period are the designs of balconies, the use of various kinds of stained glass windows and the way of painting the flat ceilings. Inspired by the Hispanic-Arabic mudejar style, relief and painted decorations were executed in the interior, with the most accomplished portions in the domed parts of the hall, where there are stalactite designed and honeycombed fields, decorated with polychromatic ornaments and gilt layers. This style is evident on the external facade. The fanciful arabesque-like and Moorish ornaments are painted on the domed vaults and arcades in the halls of the first floor, the ceiling of the loggia on the first floor, the walls above the landing of the main staircase, and on the flat ceilings of the most outstanding halls in the Town Hall building. Below the glazed domed vault, above the central hall, there is a stained glass window made of arabesque-like star-shaped motifs, which are connected in the so-called endless ornamentation, typical of the Islamic art in many areas. There is another stained glass window standing above the landing of the main staircase; it is made of multicoloured glass of intensive colourism, geometric forms of arabesque motifs, which fill the distyle and rosette above it. Original function of the building In the history of western European cities, the existence of a town/city hall meant a higher level of political self-governance. The Town Hall of Sarajevo was built on the model of and with all elements used for the construction of buildings of that kind in the western European architecture and contains usual architectural elements: Ground floor, loggia for the courtroom; First floor formal hall and meeting rooms, balcony or projecting loggia; Tower, which was placed on the crown of the central dome of the Sarajevo Town Hall building. 7.1.2. Summary historic development Being under Turkish rule at the end of the 19 century, Sarajevo got its first municipal administration Beledija and Assembly of the Town Administration as a result of a big administrative reform in Turkey.1 The need for a modern Town Hall arose within the planned development of the national capital. Mustajbeg Fadilpai, the Mayor of Sarajevo of that time, underlined that need. Around 1890 attempts were made to find a location for implementing the programme of the new town hall the location where an outstanding building could be erected. The approval was issued for the location on the right bank of the Miljacka River, in the eastern part of the downtown of Sarajevo.
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Projects The Architect Karlo Parik (1857-1942) produced a design for the Beledija building (detention place), which marked the beginning of the development of the construction 2 block towards the west. At the same time, he produced a design for the Town Hall building to be positioned to the east of the Beledija (ideally matching axes of the entryway to Beledija and western entryway to the Town Hall building). The location determined the basic layout of the Town Hall an equilateral triangle. It was quite certain at that time that the quay along the Miljacka River would be improved, so that Parik positioned the forepart of the Town Hall, which was marked by elements of neoMoorish architecture, to face the river. The preliminary design was finished in 1891 and offered to Minister B. Kallay, who (according to historian Hamdija Kreevljakovi) made his objections to the project. As the designer did not accept the objections of the Austrian Minister Kallay, Alexander Wittek was charged with preparing a new project. He worked on it over 1892 and 1893. Since the project was made in the pseudo-Moorish style, he went to Cairo on two occasions in order to learn about buildings made in that style. The mosque and madrasah of Hassan II in Cairo were his models. As A. Wittek fell ill and died in 1894, iril M. Ivekovi continued to work on the project. With some minor alterations made to Wittek's design, he completed the project in 1894. The decorative selection is maybe the most important of Wittek's contributions to the realisation of this building, which is spatially and compositionally defined in Parik's project, and worked out in detail by .M.Ivekovi. The culmination of its distinctiveness was achieved by the richly decorated elements of the Islamic architecture of North Africa and Spain3. Construction The Town Hall building was built on a site where two hans and one private house had been situated. The hans had been pulled down, and the owner of the private house requested that the house be transferred for a purse of gold coins, brick by brick, onto the other bank of the Miljacka River, at the opposite side of the Town Hall building. This was done as he requested, and the house dubbed Inat kua exists to the present day. The construction began in 1892 (started by architect Wittek) and ended in 1894. The building was inaugurated on 20 April 1896, when Baron Ivan Apel formally handed over the building to the Town Administration (with the District Court being housed in one part of it together with the Bosnian and Herzegovinian Parliament). The extension of the tramline along the bank to the new Town Hall building depended 4 on the completion of the quay improvement works . In 1897 this line was extended all 5 the way to the eherehaja's Bridge.
Projekt fur ein Rathaus in Sarajevo, 1891. porp. K. Parik Drafts in the Archive of the Institute for Planning and Development of the Sarajevo Canton 3 Almost all building materials are from Bosnia, except the granite pillars, black and reddish, which are from Tyrol, the marble stairs, which are from Hungary, the faience on the front wall is from the well known factory Zolnaj in Pecuh. Nada number 23,1, Dec.1897, page 455; Sarajevski list number 49, l896, 23 April. New Town Hall building... Ivan Dolan, the superviosor of the stone carving works in the process of construction of the Town Hall, found in the Koevo valley, near Sarajevo, white variegated marble of excellent quality, which can be found only near Verona. Tavan je ovog mramora veoma tvrd kamen... 4 Sarajevski list, No.211897, Mali vj. 20 February, Constructions on Apel's bank...and the electric railway will go to beledija... 5 Sarajevski list, No. 143, 1897, Mali vj., 2 December, Electric tram Yesterday, on 1st of December, the transportation of people began by the electric tram running from the Latin to eher ehaja's Bridge. The stops on that line will be the Emperor's Bridge and the Town Hall...
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The Town Hall building was used by the Town Administration up to 1949 (the period of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), when it was relinquished to the National and University Library. The building had this cultural function until 1992, when it was destroyed.
7.2 Summary statement of significance/historical and heritage 7.2.1 Valorisation In the nights of 25 and 26 August 1992 the Town Hall was burnt and totally gutted. The 100th anniversary of this valuable cultural and historical monument (1996) was marked at the beginning of its reconstruction. The Town Hall is the spatially largest and most impressive building from the AustroHungarian time in Sarajevo. It is also the most beautiful and most important example of the pseudo-Moorish style in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The architecture of eclecticism in Bosnia and Herzegovina did not produce original designs vis--vis the architecture of the central European cities, but a completely new topic. That is the so-called oriental style, the Moorish architecture or pseudo-oriental expression, in the way a European architect of that time understood and applied it (in the romantic and national spirit). Architects believed that they were creating a local Bosnian style and in that spirit they represented Bosnia at the European exhibitions. That is the transposition of the Islamic decoration and architecture, and its copying. Alexander Witter, the architect who worked on the project and building of the Town Hall went to Cairo on two occasions to learn more about buildings constructed in this style, took the mosque and madrasah of Hasan II in Cairo as his models. Unlike the majority of public buildings in Sarajevo, which project a picture of the pseudo-Moorish style mostly as an art and decoration repertory developed on facades, the building of the Town Hall is characterised by the expression of that style, seen through the decoration, spatial and even structural plan too. The Mosque was the most monumental building of the Ottoman architecture in Bosnia. It was a part of the ensemble of buildings with different activities pursued in it praying, studying, humanitarian aid, and with the accompanying graveyards. The access to the central area the interior of the mosque is made through the porch and entryway to the overall complex, i.e. area framed by the envelope of the building, which creates the magnificent effect. The same idea is developed within the project of the Town Hall building. By entering the porch and going through the door, we come to the assembly hall the framed space of the building, richly decorated, of vertical proportion. The space that is not big indeed is seen as monumental. This type of space, which was a symbol of the most monumental building the domed mosque, has always been something that a Bosnian has been familiar with. It is a sufficient reason to give to the building, meant to be the seat of the town government, the spatial qualities that the inhabitants will view as their own property. Over the entire century of its existence, the building was viewed in that way. Although the Town Hall building with its appearance and dimensions interrupted the picture of the fragmented construction style typical of the down town of the Ottoman
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time, and heralded the future changes in the complete image of the town6, the application of the pseudo-Moorish style on the building marked the tendency for compliance with the tradition and culture. The Town Hall as the National and University Library had a great value for the entire region. Specially interesting, in terms of the protection of the cultural and historical heritage, was the Department for rare books and manuscripts, which collected documents of the most important monument category: incunabula, old manuscripts written in bosanica, collection of oriental manuscripts with nearly 400 codices and 700 separate documents, manuscripts of local authors in oriental languages, publications of foreign printing houses, a richly decorated manuscript of Koran, the Fourfold Gospel from Mrkas Church (1562), the Flower Triode from Skadar ( 1563), many books from the printing house of Boidar Vukovi in Mleci (16 century) and many other valuable items were kept there. The Department had entire collections of documents: fermans (imperial decrees), berats (warrants) and many other pieces of rare documents; more than 7000 manuscripts, rare books and 3000 rarities. The damages to which the holdings of this Department were exposed are incalculable. Music manuscript books and a graphic collection, which contained a great collection of old postcards, photographs and portraits, vanished in flame. Only a cartographic collection has been preserved, but it also suffered significant damages. The libraries of the national, cultural and educational societies Prosvjeta, Napredak and Gajret, which were a part of this library since 1949, were largely destroyed. Most of the holdings that contained scientific works, masters and doctoral theses, as well as foreign publications, periodicals and other materials used for university classes and scientific research were lost. Since its early days the Town Hall building was a symbol of the city. Newspapers and magazines carried texts and photographs of it. Its appearance and close surroundings were an interesting motif to photograph and immortalise the moments of the newly installed street lighting, new electric tram, first automobiles in the town, which were pictured in front of the Town Hall, with good reason, and the visit of Emperor Franz Joseph to the town administration. The Town Hall housed the bust of Emperor Franz Joseph made by Frange Mihanovi, which was placed in it in l908. That was the year of the annexation, when Bosnia and Herzegovina became an equal member of the community of the AustroHungarian Monarchy. Its function gradually began to focus on the spiritual aspirations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, so that the administration became slowly replaced by culture, science and art. In any case, this building is a monument of spirituality of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has a reason to survive only if it is given its previous function. The architectural and artistic value of the building is its distinctiveness, one of the most successful and most beautiful results of the application of the pseudo-Moorish style on a public building in Bosnia and Herzegovina at the time of eclecticism. The symbolic meaning of the Town Hall became even more pronounced after the destruction, which was an attempt to destroy the cultural identity of the state and its people. Its reconstruction is a symbol of the resistance to the powers of destruction. The future social significance of the building lies in the benefits that will be restored to the National Library by returning its premises to the public. This will include the use of the library and premises for public events, visits to the museum, organization of scientific gatherings, presentations of new works, etc.
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7.2.2 Valorisation categories Historical High National Artistic/Aesthetic High -National Technological High Spiritual 0 (no importance) Symbolic High - National Scientific High - National Social High - National Natural 0 (no importance) Economic 2 (medium)
7.3 Vulnerability/Risk assessment. In view of the fact that the implemented protection measures in terms of putting the complete covering on the building and its protection are mostly of provisional character, the building is still at risk, partly (building exterior) because of the impact of weathering elements, and also because of a possibility of entering the building and the risk of vandalism.
7.4 Technical condition Interventions from Phase I of the structural repair of the Town Hall, carried out in 1996-97, and interventions from Phase II of the structural repair (horizontal structures and reconstruction of the assembly hall), carried out in the period from 2000 to 2004, have brought the building into the condition of structural stability. In the next phase of consolidation it is necessary to review damage on the basement walls and pillars and make plans for their repair. The damage is a result of years of exposure to moisture and frost of some structural elements in the basement. Especially the problem of the stability of the domes has to be solved. The floor plate of the ground floor was under heavy loads due to caving in, which definitely were not planned in the initial plans. For these reasons it is necessary to first examine the structural condition of floor beams, and then draw up proper plans for the structural stabilisation.
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It is necessary to analyse the condition of the supports of the decorative elements on the ridge of the roof truss. According to preliminary information, the brick console on which the decoration elements rest is in bad condition and it is necessary to make a plan for the full structural repair of the decoration elements support. Internal staircases have not been repaired. The staircases should be repaired to match the existing staircases, both in terms of disposition and materials. The external stone staircases are significantly damaged and should be reconstructed. According to the available graphic documentation and partially preserved relief on the facade, a project for the faade restoration should be prepared, to include the restoration of the plaster, stucco work, faience and stone relief. All external carpentry on the faade is missing. It needs to be reconstructed based on the available data.
7.5 Outline summary of required repairs 1. It is necessary to make urgent interventions to protect the building the roof and interventions to prevent the further dilapidation of faade guard boarding and gutters, covering the building. Faade study study the existing materials and moulded elements on the facade. Drawing up the Main projects for the functional reconstruction of the Town Hall (these projects will provide a detailed definition of the repair, restoration and colour treatment of the faade, external works, internal repairs, staircases, floors, walls, ceilings, and necessary fittings).
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This includes the following projects: - the project of architectural reconstruction; - the project of structural reconstruction, including updating of the projects after phases I and II of the reconstruction; - the project of faade restoration; - the project of plaster decoration repair; - the project of painted decoration; - the project of the interiors designing the reconstruction of the authentic interiors of the second floor (gallery, offices of the mayor, councillors and other staff), and designing all other interiors of the planned premises; - the project of removing barriers for the disabled; - the project of electrical fittings sub-stations, high-voltage and low-voltage power, computer information system, fire alarm and external illumination; - the project of machine fittings local boiler rooms, central heating, ventilation, airconditioning; - the project of water supply and sewage water supply system, sewage system, drainage of rainwater.
7.6 Conservation policy and proposals 7.6.1. Summary of the vision for the monument and its sustainability The functional reconstruction of the Town Hall building as a monument consists of the reconstruction of the physical structure with the restoration and reconstruction as required, in view of the serious damage that the building was exposed to. The function of the building includes its original function (Town Administration) and the purpose that is of vital national interest returning the National Library to its former premises. Apart from these functions, there is a plan for the building to have some public function: to
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house a museum and be a place where public manifestations are organised. To that end it is necessary to carry out the internal adaptation of the building in order to adjust it to the installation of modern technology. 7.6.2 Conservation philosophy In view of the significance of the building and its legal treatment, the preparation of all project plans is focused on the restoration and conservation as the primary approach to the reconstruction of the building. All elements whose physical condition is convenient for conservation should be treated in this way. The restoration of all elements should be based on the analysis of the original documentation and research done on the building itself, in compliance with the provisions of the Venice Convention of 1964, whose indirect signatory is Bosnia and Herzegovina as well, by inheriting the laws of the former Yugoslavia. 7.6.3. Level of intervention The intervention on the Town Hall can be subsumed under the general term of rehabilitation, which means restoring a damaged or destroyed property to its condition prior to the destruction, using the same or identical materials that were used prior to its damaging or destruction, and, as much as possible, the same technique of building. This method is necessarily combined with reconstruction, since the structural system is adapted to new purposes and fittings (new basement plate). This level of intervention was made possible by the Law on Physical Planning and Use of Land of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Official gazette Sl. Novine Federacije BiH 1/06). 7.6.4. Preliminary proposals for adequate use In November of 2003 the Government of the Sarajevo Canton made a Decision (Official gazette Sl.novine Kantona Sarajevo, number 21-2003) defining the multipurpose use of the building, and specifying the activities pursued at all levels of the building. The Town Hall is a complex building that in 1896, the time when it was built, had only one function the Town Hall. In the period 1947-92 it had another function the National and University Library. In that sense, through the analysis of and in compliance with the structure of the Town Hall, its disposition and limitations, the following programmes were identified as the activities that could be housed by the Town Hall building, in the way that will enable every individual beneficiary to function independently, and as the case may be, the functional integration between them. The Seat of the City Administration would be accommodated on the second floor and part of the third floor that is connected to the second floor in terms of function, (office of the mayor, city councillors, protocol of the state authorities, etc.). The communication with the City Administration seat would be established by using the existing monumental staircase. The National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina would use a major part of the ground floor of the building (public activities: central register, data base, internet, presentations, books, exhibitions, bookstore, etc.), a major part of the first floor (for a number of activities that would be transferred to the Town Hall: reading room, rare books, periodicals, etc.), a part of the third floor (ancillary activities). The organisation of activities and use of the national library depends on its functional organisation (separate staircases leading to the upper floors, separate communication lines with the basement, etc.).
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Cultural activities of public nature with the accompanying programmes (Museum of the Town Hall Destruction with the accompanying programmes-basement, tourist agency on the ground floor, lectures, exhibitions, etc. on the first and third floor). Central Public Space of the Town Hall Building (assembly hall) lectures, exhibitions, concerts, presentations, poetry evenings, etc. Other programmes a national restaurant that could be accommodated in the basement The Town Hall building has to have new fittings and its own power supply, to be accommodated in the basement (boiler-room, ventilation, air-conditioning). 7.6.5. Opportunities for social uses and sustainable development 1. Physical protection of the building: forming the roof edging, snow cladding and gutters. 2. Facade study. 3. Drafting the projects for functional reconstruction of the Town Hall building. 4. Rehabilitation functional reconstruction of the Town Hall building.
7.7 Finance As has already been emphasised, it is not possible to produce a financial estimate without the costs of the projects for functional reconstruction that will, through the bill of quantities, further enable finding the best offer for the works, and thus their total cost as well. The only cost estimate for the works on the Town Hall reconstruction was made in January 1995 by the company DOM Studije, projektovanje i inenjering and it reads as follows: 1. CONSTRUCTIVE REBUILDING OF THE SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION 2. RESEARCH WORKS ON THE BUILT, STONE AND METAL CONSTRUCTIONS, ARCHIVE RESEARCHES OF DOCUMENTATION, PROJECTS THROUGH ALL PHASES 3. CONSTRUCTION AND HANDCRAFT WORKS 4. RESTORATION WORKS / restoration works on the facade and interior/ 5. INSTALLING ELECTRICITY, LIGHTNING RODS, FIRE ALARMS 6. HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATION 8. PLUMBING AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM TOTAL COST (US$) TOTAL SURFACE OF THE CITY HALL
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9200.00 m (of which 80% is damaged)
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Sarajevo. The funds were planned to be used for the most necessary interventions to save the remaining structure. The European Commission offered investment in 1999 and secured funds of 4,500,000 DM that were planned to be used for the continuation of reconstruction. The consultant (D.D.DOM Studije, projektovanje, inenjering - Sarajevo) proposed the reconstruction of the horizontal structures to continue, including the reconstruction of the assembly hall, whose structure was severely damaged and requiring urgent intervention.
7.8 Management Project tasks for the preparation of the Main projects for the reconstruction of the building and painted decorations have been available since January 2006. Ordering party: Sarajevo Canton Government of the Canton of Sarajevo, City of Sarajevo City Administration Municipality of the Old Town of Sarajevo Preparation: Cantonal Institute for the Protection of the Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of Sarajevo Commission in charge of preparing the Project task: Prof.dr. Ibrahim Krzovi, art historian; Prof.dr. Nedad Kurto, Bachelor of Science in architecture; Prof.dr. Zlatko Langof, Bachelor of Science in civil engineering; Prof.dr. Zlatko iki, Bachelor of Science in architecture; Mr.Milovan Gutovi, Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering; Haris Faginovi, Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering; Hasnija Pai, Bachelor of Science in architecture co-ordinator of the commission. The tender documentation is being prepared for the purpose of drawing up the main projects for the functional reconstruction of the Town Hall. The Cantonal Institute for the Protection of the Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of Sarajevo is in charge of leading and coordinating all activities. The preparation of the main projects for the functional reconstruction of the Town Hall in 2006 will be done under supervision and in co-operation with the Cantonal Institute for the Protection and Utilisation of the Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of Sarajevo.
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DOCUMENTATION Available documentation of the works conducted from 1996 to 2004, research works conducted from 1995 to 2006, copies of the original documentation, photo documentation prior to and after the destruction, video records, etc. are a solid base for the complete rehabilitation of this important historical building.
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FEASIBILITY STUDIES Negotiations concerning the preparation of the Feasibility Study are underway between the Office of the Mayor of Sarajevo and known partners from the Republic of Austria, who are interested in the reconstruction of the Sarajevo Town Hall and who are also potential donors.
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PTA prepared by Zaila Uzunovi, BSc in architecture, research associate for architectural heritage in the Cantonal Institute for the Protection and Utilisation of the Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of Sarajevo; headed by Mirela Mulalic Handan, Project Co-ordinator in co-operation with David Johnson, Council of Europe expert.
Signed and Dated: revised in 2008
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Condition of the building and interventions proposed

Architectural element Foundations Description Strip stone foundations built in lime mortar Damages, causes, difficulties In good condition Proposed intervention The plan for the foundations should be harmonised with the new plan for the floor plate in the basement. Make a survey of the structural parts that have not been fully completed in the second phase, and draw up the necessary parts of the project for the structural reconstruction. It is necessary to identify damages on the basement walls and pillars and make plans for their stabilisation. The damage on some structural elements in the basement is a result of their exposure to moisture and frost for many years. A problem of stabilisation of the domes should be separately treated. Due to the destruction, the floor plate of the ground floor was under heavy loads, which definitely were not planned in the initial plans. For these reasons it is necessary first to examine the structural condition of floor beams, and then draw up proper plans for the structural stabilisation. It is necessary to design the new floor plate in the basement. The next step should be producing a design for the floor itself, which needs to be fully reconstructed. Urgent Urgency for intervention Harmonise Costs
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Walls
Brick walls of the basement on the stone foundations with the external parapet cladding made of hrea stone. Walls of the ground floor, st nd mezzanine, 1 and 2 floor are made of brick, 75, 60 and 45 cm thick;
Load bearing walls within the building are damaged at upper zones. The load supporting walls and structures are exposed to subterranean waters, capillary moisture, salt crystallisation, etc. All partition wall of the building are destroyed. There are only traces of their existence.
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Floors and interfloor ceilings
Ceiling structure above the basement is made of brick vaults. The ceiling structures in the peripheral tracts are made as wood structures with wooden flooring; in the central entrance part they consist of brick domes.
The interfloor wooden structure was completely destroyed in the fire. The ceiling structure has been preserved above the basement, but it was totally covered with the rubble of the destroyed ceiling structures from the higher zones. The works have thus far included the repair of the interfloor structures.
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Wooden structure and steel dome above the assembly hall, with the glazed covering and false ceiling in the form of twisted endless belt, made by the technique of stained glass window. Galvanized sheet metal
Roof truss fully destroyed in the fire. Roof burned down, and the steel trussed frame of the domes above the central area of the assembly hall is severely damaged and deformed. Burnt Reconstructed
The works carried out so far included the roof manufacturing.
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Roof cladding
It is necessary to analyse the condition of the supports of the decoration elements on the ridge of the roof truss. According to the preliminary information, the brick console on which the decoration elements rest is in bad condition and it is necessary to make a plan for the whole structural repair of the decoration elements support. Produce a plan for the gutters manufacturing.
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Staircase
Stair newels are made of steel beams, and so are all parts above the big halls and the staircases.
The impressive three-pronged staircase in the hall with the stone fence is almost completely destroyed, as well as other staircases.
Internal staircases have not been repaired. The staircases should be in line with the former staircases, both in terms of dispositions and materials. The initial activity is the analysis of the existing stone. The external stone staircases are significantly damaged and should be radically rehabilitated. This step again should include the analysis of the existing stone. Provide a technological plan for the repair of the staircases.
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Doors and windows
Made of quality oak timber. All major span openings are made of steel beams.
All carpentry framings, internal and external (windows and doors), which were made of quality oak timber, burned down.
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Facades
Southern facade main facade wall. The southern facade facing Obala and the Miljacka River is more prominent than two other facades for its distinctive architectural, relief and painted design. The bay at the lower level consists of the street flight of stairs flanked by two drinking fountains, above which there are niches with stalactite finish. There is a big loggia with arcades in the upper zone. The ceiling is plastered with mortar and decorated with a very complex floral motif that consists of concentric and spiral shapes of tendrils with a star in the middle of each bay. The wings consist of rows of windows, among which the row of windows of the first floor is more prominent for its gorgeous design. The combined architectural and relief forms can be seen on the fountains, niches above them, balconies, panels around and above the windows of the first floor as well as the verticals of the bay. Everything finishes with another gorgeous frieze of stalactites of the roof cornice and stone flowers (barbacane). The surface form seen from a distance is the metal crown of the dome. The entire front facade, as well as two other facades, is decorated with the rows of yellow and red stripes, (imitation of stone rows) executed in coloured mortar. In the upper zone of the bay, the arabesque panels above the loggia, balcony and around the balcony are decorated with panels
The best-preserved parts of the building are facade sheathings, with relief elements made in stone, brick, terracotta, stucco, and faience. The facade is further exposed to climate elements weathering elements, birds, pollution, and decomposition of materials.
According to the available graphic documentation and partially preserved relief on the facade, a project of the facade restoration should be made to include the restoration of the plaster layer, stucco work, faience, stone relief. Architect will make an analysis of three panels of the existing faade: - of the condition, type and thickness of the existing types of mortar, - of the present condition of the existing decorative relief and possibilities for their repair and restoration (main facade), - observation report on the condition of the entire facade. Carry out photogrametric survey of the facades.
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Northeastern faade the bay on this facade consists of the portal on the ground floor and a row of large windows on the first floor. All windows are framed with double ribbon that forms arabesquepatterned panels around and above the windows, being specially developed above the large windows. The portal of the northeastern faade contains the architectural and relief moulds and painted decorations. The door lintel contains a painted frieze that consists of the interpenetrating floral motifs, flanked by quadrangular relief and painted panels, which support the segmental arch, decorated with sculptured stalactites. The triangular panels contain painted geometrical and floral motifs. Everything is framed with double sculpted ribbon that forms a sculptured rosette at the crown.
Western facade The bay on the western faade is impressive and distinctive for its main three-pronged staircase. A portal and big distyle with a stone rosette and stained glass window can be seen on the bay. The portal has a rich relief decoration in three layers. The first layer is a single coloured stalactite door lintel. The second layer includes a combination of the flat door lintel embellished with shallow arabesque patterns in terracotta,
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and a segmental discharging arch, flanked by two symbols carved in relief sword and shield. The third layer is an arabesque frieze a geometrical motif consisting of interpenetrating ribbons in zigzag pattern. Everything is framed with double sculpted ribbons. The same motifs can be found on a frieze above the distyle, which consists of stone and pearl bits. 9. Painted decorations The building, which is architecturally a long span structure, has a variety of painted decorations. The painted ornamentation, as the most important decoration covering the ceilings of the most outstanding halls, is completely destroyed. The painted decorations have been preserved in fragments. The elements of relief decoration in the interior have also been preserved. Two stained glass windows in the Town Hall have been destroyed. Some traces of the stained glass from them have been preserved. All remaining fragments of painted and relief decoration are classified in the project task according to the analyses, proposals for protection, report on the survey of the remaining parts, imprints taken.
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The painted decorations on the main staircase, ceilings and walls of the big formal hall, porch and hall, large stained glass windows on the main staircase and under the dome are ornamented with floral motifs; relief decorations are an indicator of the flamboyant decoration of the building. 10. Interior The structure of the assembly hall in the form of right angle hexagon with the external walls made of brick and gallery formed by the structure of angle and single pillars. It consists of stone pillars and load bearing arches made of stone, with brick domes, extending over two floors, with monumental stone stairs (10 types of stone were used for the assembly hall); The Town Hall of Sarajevo was
Plaster decoration of the interior is mainly destroyed, and the surviving fragments will be removed, i.e. plaster imprints will be made for some parts in a 1:1 proportion. Painted decoration, surviving in fragments in the small domes and on the arches, will be drawn from the original in a 1:1 proportion, with the type and quality of colour indicated. Make a design for the reconstruction of the authentic interiors of the second floor following the available architecture documentation, video materials and photographs (office of the Mayor, councillors and other staff). Analysis of the condition, relief decoration, make a design for the restoration and reconstruction of the relief decoration. Of the electrical wiring, only the lightning
The hexagonal core of the building (hall) was destroyed in the fire. Four pillars on the ground floor of the hall fully disappeared, and the rest of them are heavily damaged. Structural repair carried out in phases I and II of reconstruction
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built in 1892, in the spirit of its time. The usual and common system of discharge of precipitation and waste waters was applied through the cast steel verticals. The verticals are connected to the masonry vaulted horizontal channels that are placed in the basement, and laid toward Obala Kulina bana and Telali Sreet. The existing sanitary premises in the building are very much underdimensioned and ventilated through skylight in the roof.
shafts, flues and ventilation channels are totally destroyed. The fire completely destroyed the electrical wiring in the building.
rod fittings and temporary linkup at the building site were set up in the previous phases of reconstruction. Sewage network should be established in the way that will not damage the ornamentation or attractive structures. The depth of the ground around the building, to which rainwater downpipes are installed, makes it possible for the drain rings to be laid down and connected. While establishing the waterproofing system, a problem of humidity in the basement walls should be addressed.
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External Landscaping
Pavement and roads around the building
Damaged, protection fences and scaffolding all around the place
Doing the proper paving work. According to the latest regulations, it is necessary to find out adequate arrangements to allow the mobility of the wheelchair dependent people out of and through the building. Installing the lighting in and out of the building Installing the lighting in and out of the building has to be planned in the closest co-operation with the designer of the interior and faade of the building. Lighting fixtures must not be put up on the faade. Apart from the functionality aspect, the lighting must accentuate cultural and historical elements of the building. In cooperation with the interior designer, special attention will be paid to defining the aesthetic appearance of the lighting fixtures and lighting concept for some parts of the building.

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CITY HALL (NATIONAL LIBRARY) Sarajevo BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

CITY HALL (NATIONAL LIBRARY) Sarajevo BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

City Hall (National Library) Sarajevo

Inventory reference number(s) Type of monument/building/site

Main date(s) Current use(s)

City hall (National Library) - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE SITE AND ITS MANAGEMENT

City hall (National Library) - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

City hall (National Library) - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

City hall (National Library) - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

City hall (National Library) - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

4.3 Priority for intervention High

City hall (National Library) - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

City hall (National Library) - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

City hall (National Library) - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

City hall (National Library) - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

City hall (National Library) - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

City hall (National Library) - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

City hall (National Library) - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

City hall (National Library) - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

City hall (National Library) - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

City hall (National Library) - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

9200.00 m (of which 80% is damaged)

City hall (National Library) - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

City hall (National Library) - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

Signed and Dated: revised in 2008

City hall (National Library) - Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

Condition of the building and interventions proposed

Floors and interfloor ceilings

The works carried out so far included the roof manufacturing.

Doors and windows

Restoration of carpentry according to original designs.

All vertical installations, such as lift-

Pavement and roads around the building

Damaged, protection fences and scaffolding all around the place

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