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Villa Mandić (Sarajevo)
Villa Mandić is an eclectic-style villa located in the Petrakijina Street in Bosnia and Herzegovina's capital Sarajevo. Together with the nearby villas (villa Reiter, villa Rädisch, villa Miklau) it was declared National Monument in 2009. History The villa was completed in 1903 for the then politician and lawyer Nikola Mandić. It was designed by Czech architect Karel Pařík, who at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries devoted himself to extensive modernization and Europeanization of the then still oriental-looking town of Sarajevo. The magnificent multi-storey villa has a number of historical elements; striking façade with columns and tympanum, monumental entrance, windows with shambles etc. In 1945 the villa was nationalized and put into use as a consulate of the United States of America. Eventually it became seat of the municipal committee of the Union of Communists of Sarajevo. Since 1984 the villa has housed a museum dedicated to the 1984 Winter Olympics, Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarajevo Bosnie Herzegovine O (137558125)
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo Canton, Istočno Sarajevo, East Sarajevo and nearby municipalities is home to 555,210 inhabitants. Located within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of the Balkans, a region of Southern Europe. Sarajevo is the political, financial, social and cultural center of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a prominent center of culture in the Balkans. It exerts region-wide influence in entertainment, media, fashion and the arts. Due to its long history of religious and cultural diversity, Sarajevo is sometimes called the "Jerusalem of Europe" or "Jerusalem of the Balkans". It is o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
