the high degree of damage, several columns on the ground floor and the floor were replaced, along with supporting arches on the ground floor. Investor: European Commission in BiH Designer: D.D. Dom Studije, projektovanje, inženjering - Sarajevo Contractor: ŽGP Sarajevo and Mineral Ljubljana (with Kamen Dent Mostar) Surveillance: Safege The final phase of reconstruction (2012-2014)
Restoration of interiors and the façade took place. The joinery was made of oak material according to the original documentation, while the exterior joinery was thermically insulated. The hall floor, the vestibules, the first floor gallery and the loggia were restored according to the original condition. The floors in the state-rooms on the first floor were renovated in the mosaic technique from oak parquet, which was also used for other floors. The floors in working premises were executed in oak parquet laid down in the herring-bone pattern. 90
Funder: European Commission in BiH (7 mil Eur.) Contractor: Unigradnja Sarajevo The Wurth Hendels (Austria), within the framework of the project "Reconstruction of the Sarajevo City Hall", has collected and planned a donation of a total of EUR 250,000 for the renovation of the City Hall (2005-2007)
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Documenting the Outcomes and Effects
Assessment of the Outcomes
Soon after the war, Baščaršija resumed to be the vibrant commercial heart of Sarajevo, with its pre-war atmosphere almost regained. More recently, the area has ben undergoing an acute touristification though. The Gazi-Husrev Beg mosque
complex has been restored and is again a key religious site in Sarajevo, for
residents and visitors alike. The Vijećnica reconstruction took a very long time (destroyed in 1992, inaugurated in 2014). The architecture and decorations were recovered, but the National Library collections were lost, and so is currently the function of the building. While the quality of works is generally praised, it is still removed from a sociocultural role as the lack of vision for the function and contentious decisions- such as using it as a wedding salon, have undergone extensive criticism in the public.
There are discussions with regards to both the Gazi-Husrev Beg mosque and the Vijećnica reconstructions. For Gazi-Husrev Beg mosque, the removal of 19th century decorations created a conflict in between those who argued
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Mulaomerović, “Sarajevo Town-Hall Interior Works and Functional Use.”
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