For the design were responsible architects Karl Paržik and Ludvig Huber. The original layout is almost completely lost. Sarajevo area was before very important strategic point, where it was possible to control the catchment of river Bosna.

The Austro-Hungarian authorities knew that, so they immediately after the city was occupied started extensive building activity on the military insurance if strategic points inside and around the Sarajevo. First the army had taken all the Ottoman military facilities, but they had not been enough for the Austro-Hungarian forces, so they began to build new ones.

It was necessary to build the barracks for infantry, artillery and logistics. Authorities for the construction of military camps selected area of 30 hectares at the western entrance to the city, between Marijin Dvor and Pofalići.

This huge barracks were given a name by baron Filipović, who was commanding the conquering of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As we said, the design, Karl Paržik (Parik) and Ludvig Huber (Ludwig) were in charge. The idea of two architects was to surround a large rectangular surface with the long buildings in which there were military rooms.

Inside were the command and officers buildings, headquarters, stables, hangars for artillery and warehouse for equipment and ammunition. Most buildings had a ground floor with two floors, and top floor with wooden roof construction. Some buildings had only ground floor, depending on their purpose. Rough works were completed in 1897, and it was fully put to work in 1901.

For the construction were used bricks from the near brickyard, Merhemića and August Braun. Paržik and Huber have opted for the neo-classicist style, which will later be amended elements of the Viennese Art Nouveau. During the decade frequent upgrading of facilities were undertaken according to the needs of the various armies that have been stationed there, so it is up to its initial appearance today almost completely lost.

After the establishment of the Kingdom of SHS, barracks were named by "King Alexander camp", from 1945 until 1992 it was named by Josip Broz Tito, whose monument, a replica of one at Kumrovec, is still inside the barracks circle. Today, it no longer has a military purpose, it is almost completely demolished because, now, Sarajevo University campus is stationed there, in addition to a new USA embassy.