Bureau of payments building in Sarajevo, Financial institution building in central Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Landesbank für Bosnien und Herzegowina building stands at the eastern end of Marshal Tito Street, on a triangular plot facing the main thoroughfare. Czech architect Karel Pařík and Croatian architect Josip Vancaš designed it, and it was built in 1893–1895. The three-storey building is topped by a dome set on the axis of its two projecting bays.
The Landesbank für Bosnien und Herzegowina was created in Sarajevo in 1895 by the Wiener Bankverein with the Hungarian Bank for Industry and Commerce, absorbing the Hypothecar Credit-Anstalt and the Credit-Anstalt und Sparkassa. It opened branches in Banja Luka, Bijeljina, Brčko, Mostar and Tuzla. Nationalized in December 1946, it was merged into the National Bank of Yugoslavia.
The building began as the Grand Hotel, which closed after a single year, and from 1896 housed the Landesbank. Its triangular plot at the eastern end of Marshal Tito Street, with a dome set on the axis of two projecting wings, was designed by Karel Pařík and Josip Vancaš. The balcony on the first floor was added for the Eternal Flame inaugurated in 1946.
The building sits in the old town and is easy to reach on foot from the main streets. Visitors can observe the outside and entrance facade while walking through the center.
The building was erected in 1893–1895 as the Grand Hotel, which closed after a single year of operation; the bank moved in in 1896. On 6 April 1946 the Eternal Flame, designed by Juraj Neidhardt, was inaugurated in front of it, replacing the former main entrance and giving the building a first-floor balcony.
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