Siege of sarajevo

The seats - lined up along the city's main street - were left empty in memory of the victims of the 44-month Serb siege of the city. Hundreds of the chairs are small representing the children slain in the conflict.

Kiran Menon delves into the wealth of literature and cinema surrounding Sarajevo and its complex and painful history.

Download this stock image: 15th March 1993 During the Siege of Sarajevo: a wrecked tram on Sniper Alley, close to the Holiday Inn Hotel. - RBJW46 from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.

Stari Most (Old Mostar Bridge) - 1993 during the Siege of Sarajevo (that last 1425 days)

Siege of Sarajevo - April 5, 1992 / 1425 days/ 11,541 killed & 50,000 injured/ 329 grenades on average a day/ record # grenades in one day 3,777 on July 22, 1993 / 49,000 grenades total. Pink sections show areas occupied by Serbian forces, surrounded Sarajevo almost entirely, in some places right to the heart of the city (by Sniper Ally). The airport runway (in blue) was under UN control, so it prevented Serbian forces from taking over.

Siege of Sarajevo 1992-95

Download this stock image: 15th March 1993 During the Siege of Sarajevo: an abandoned bus at the base of the Unis Towers on Sniper Alley. - RBJW20 from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.

Ratko Mladic arrested: the Srebrenica massacre, the siege of Sarajevo and the Bosnian war.

Improvised Design in the Siege of Sarajevo by Jonah Goodman (Works That Work magazine)

Link to a description of the PBS documentary Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo. The senseless murders of these two young people on a famous bridge in Sarajevo in 1993 became a symbol of the horror of this particular war.

From the use of armoured cars and flak jackets to digital technology and live satellite broadcasts.

Download this stock image: 31st May 1993 During the Siege of Sarajevo: the interior of the burned-out National Art Gallery and Library on Obala Kulina bana. Today, this is Sarajevo's City Hall. - 2A0JXM5 from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.

In February 1996, the four-year siege of Sarajevo ended. Vedrana Seksan lived through it.

Surviving hell is just the first step. A story of hope and healing...lessons for a troubled wo | Check out 'Sarajevo Roses-A Cinematic Essay' on Indiegogo.

When Inela Nogic won "Miss Sarajevo" in 1993 she unfurled a banner against the Siege of Sarajevo. Soon after that the U2 wrote a song titled "Miss Sarajevo", inspired by that 17-year-old brave girl who bacame the symbol of resistance against war. Finally Bono provided the journalist Bill Carterthe funds to film a documentary based on Sarajevo resistance.

Tom Stoddart, Sarajevo

Jim Marshall's pictures of Sarajevo 15 years ago and today show how the city has changed.