(Veliš u Jičína (Czechia) 1857-Sarajevo (Bosnia and-Herzegovina) 1942)
Of Czech origin, the architect Karel Pařik is active in the territory of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina from the 1880s. In Sarajevo, where he works, he is the author of numerous public buildings including the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the National Theater, the Ashkenazi Synagogue, the Vijećnica, or the Sharia School.