An Austro-Hungarian neo-Moorish building from 1896, originally built as a city hall and later serving as the National Library — until it was set on fire on August 25, 1992, during the siege, when approximately 2 million books burned. It was restored in 2014, and a memorial plaque beside the entrance describes the event as the greatest cultural catastrophe in Europe since World War II.
The ticket includes a tour of the interior and exhibitions. The building was restored after wartime destruction and represents one of the finest examples of the pseudo-Moorish style in the Balkans.
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