Sarajevo City Hall

I read in the reviews that this place is a museum, and that turned out to be true! There were hardly any visitors, just empty halls without any guided tours. During our visit, some halls were hosting political events. It’s a good spot to spend about an hour.

Restored to its full glory after the damage from the war the Town Hall is not only a Beautiful Building but a holder of History and art. Well worth a visit to see the Architecture, artwork and history.

This is a remarkable place with respect to educating visitors about its absolutely awful, tragic past. The brightly, elegant architecture on the walls, windows and pillars, deeply contrasts with the horrific factual records in the Law section of the ground floor; this displays the atrocities that happened to the victims of Bosnia: mass beatings, detention, mass rape, murder, and genocide, and gradually leads to the work of the International Criminal Tribunal who have brought most of the heinous perpetrators to account. Please be prepared to have goose bumps and feel nauseous, as you read through the materials on display. It is a great effort by the organisers of City Hall, to remind the public of its very dark past, in the hope that history does not repeat itself.

You can enter the town hall by paying a fee. It has a wonderful view at night. There is a Sarajevo sign right in front of it. You can take photos in front of it.

Beatiful building, the art exhibit on the top 2 floors is pretty bad art imo. But the exhibit about the genocide and the court hearings in the cellar was very good!

A very informative city hall - story of the city and the most impressive is the exhibition in the basement level. It walks you through what the city has experienced. You can tell the whole city is trying their very best to reserve their culture. All the documentations and imagery are very well preserved and informative.

What an amazing site from the Austro-Hungarian era. It is so beautiful, more beautiful than I expected. Truly exceeded my expectations in every possible way. You should visit this place when you're in Sarajevo because it's truly one of the most beautiful buildings there.

Interesting to visit. Pointed out to me on a walking tour where I learned that it's in the shape of a triangle to represent the three peoples of Sarajevo (Bosnaiks, Serbs, and Croats). I also learned that the one of the original tenants on the land refused to sell unless his house was moved piece by piece across the street. This request was complied with. City hall features Moorish/Andalusian architecture that reminded me of Cordoba Mosque in Spain. There are four levels of content - the ground floor and basement are Bosnian history. The second floor talks about politics and begins to feature contemporary art. Top floor also offers contemporary art.