Konak (Sarajevo)
The Konak ( Bosnian Konak na Bistriku ) is a 1869 by Topal Osman Pasha Šerif erected governor's mansion ( Konak ) in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo . It is located at the level of the former Kaiserbrücke over the Miljacka near the Sarajevo brewery. The Konak served the Ottomans as the palace of the governor of the Ottoman provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina .
history
Before 1462, the Ottomans built a seraglio in what is now Sarajevo ( Bosnian saraj , Ottoman سرای İA Sarāy ) as the governor's residence, which gave the city its name. In the history of Sarajevo, a total of three serailals were built, all of which fell victim to the flames. The building, completed under Topal Šerif Osman Pascha in 1869, was the fourth and last seraglio and was given the name konak ( Ottoman قوناق İA ḳonaḳ ).
Until 1914 Konak was the official seat of the Austro-Hungarian head of state (governor) for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Oskar Potiorek . The Konak gained fame as the place where Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie died , who died there as a result of their injuries sustained in the Sarajevo assassination attempt and were laid out here.
Today the Konak is used by the Bosnian State Presidium for representative purposes, mainly state receptions.
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Coordinates: 43 ° 51 '22.9 " N , 18 ° 25' 50.8" E