Known as Princip's Corner, this is where the young Serb radical Gavrilo Princip fired the fatal shots that killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, an incident that triggered the beginning of the First World War. Earlier in the day, Princip had attempted to assassinate the Archduke with a bomb, but ended up missing. However, later that same day, the Archduke's motorcade took a wrong turn after passing by the City Hall (now the National Library). The motorcade came to a halt, just a few feet away from where Princip was drinking coffee. Hardly believing his good fortune, Princip quickly finished the job that he had set out to do earlier, killing both the Archduke and his wife.
Though a plaque bearing Princip's footprints was placed on this corner, it was ripped out and destroyed during the siege.
