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Franz Joseph Kaserne in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Part of the WWI heritage, a military barracks complex constructed in 1901 on the premises of earlier Ottoman barracs building.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
Type of WWI-heritage
- Other military building or facility
Dimensions
cca 100x80 m
State of repair/preservation
This Austro-Hungarian era building is still in military use, however the architecture and the façade are preserved in quite good condition.
Historical WWI Context
In the place of the previous Ottoman barracks building “Kršla”, Austro-Hungarian army built a new military command building. Architects Karl Panek and Franz Blažek made the design of the building and the façade in 1898. Building was constructed in 1901. It hosted the Austro-Hungarian military all the way to the end of WWI, and played an important role in the events of 1914-1915.
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State of legal protection
Not officially protected
Kind of cultural use of WWI
Part of the "WWI Sarajevo" tour.
Opening
No information available
Entrance Fee
No information available
Information regarding cities, villages, other touristic attractions (non-WWI) nearby
Accomodation
Public Transport
Bike, Car, Taxi, Bus, Tramway, Trolleybus.
Further information sources
Other heritage sites nearby
- Pašino brdo (Werk IV), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mala kula – Grdonj, Grdonj hill, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Werk Zlatište military fortification in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Prinz Eugen Kaserne (Jajce kasarna), military quarters in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- "Filipović lager" military barracks in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Franz Joseph Kaserne in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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