National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nacionalna i univerzitetska biblioteka Bosne i Hercegovine Национална и универзитетска библиотека Босне и Херцеговине
43°51′21.5″N 18°23′50″E / 43.855972°N 18.39722°E / 43.855972; 18.39722
Location	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Established	31 October 1945
Reference to legal mandate	Regulation on the National Library of the Peoples Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Other information
Director	Ismet Ovčina
Website	www.nub.ba
Building details
Vijećnica
The building of the Vijećnica, by Karel Pařík, Alexander Wittek and Ćiril Iveković (1891–1896)
Etymology	from "vjećanje" / "vjećnici" / "vjeće", Serbo-Croatian for deliberation, counseling / counselors
General information
Architectural style	Moorish Revival
Location	Stari Grad, Sarajevo
Coordinates	43°51′33″N 18°26′00″E / 43.859167°N 18.433333°E / 43.859167; 18.433333
Completed	1894
Opened	20 April 1896
Renovated	9 May 2014
Destroyed	25 August 1992
Cost	984,000 crowns + 32,000 crowns
Renovation cost	cca. €13 million
Owner	City Council of Sarajevo
Technical details
Material	brick, concrete, marble
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Karel Pařík
Other designers	Alexander Wittek and Ćiril Iveković

The National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina (NUL) (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Nacionalna i univerzitetska biblioteka Bosne i Hercegovine / Национална и универзитетска библиотека Босне и Херцеговине), also known/referred to as Vijećnica is the national library of Bosnia and Herzegovina based in Sarajevo.^[1] During the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the siege of Sarajevo, in the night from 25th to 26 August 1992, members of the Army of the Republika Srpska shelled Vijećnica where the library was located at that time. As a result, many of its archival and library holdings were destroyed, along with the flame ontop of it being put out.