I travelled to see the Sarajevo Railway Station in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Come join me there too. Welcome to Art, Culture & Travel with me, Anthony King.
Sarajevo’s main railway station, located 3 kilometres from downtown, was originally built in 1882 under Austro-Hungarian rule. It underwent major reconstruction post-World War II, led by Czechoslovak and later Bosnian architects, culminating in its 1953 completion. German POWs contributed to its construction, and it was one of the few projects not influenced by socialist realism. The station was electrified in 1967, enhancing connections, particularly to the Adriatic coast. Despite damage during the 1992-1995 war, it was rebuilt in the late 1990s and declared a national monument in 2016. Today, it remains a historic taste of the former Yugoslavia.
By Anthony King (c)