The Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Olimpijska dvorana Juan Antonio Samaranch / Олимпијска дворана Хуан Антонио Самаран; formerly Zetra Olympic Hall[1]) is an indoor multi-purpose arena in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The building of the complex started in June 1981 and was officially opened by then-President of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch, on February 14, 1982.
The arena suffered substantial damage from shelling, bombing and fire by the Serb forces on Monday, May 25, 1992 during the Bosnian War.
[7] The interior of the structure, such as the basements and main hall, were put into service as a morgue,[8][9] storage space for medication and supplies, and a staging area for UN equipment.
Although the original blueprints were never recovered, in September 1997, reconstruction on the venue, facilitated by the SFOR, began.