Last Friday, 6th April, saw the 20th Anniversary since the start of the Siege of Sarajevo. The Siege ran for a staggering 4 years, where Sarajevans were held hostage in their own city, whilst under almost constant fire from enemy forces that surrounded the city.
The anniversary was marked in a very poignant fashion, 11,541 red seats were laid out along the main road. Each red seat symbolising someone who died in the conflict. The seats stretched for over 800m and throughout the day, friends, family and relatives paid tribute by placing flowers, soft toys and sweets on seats remembering those who are no longer with us.
20 years on, the scars are still evident across Sarajevo, not only by bullet marks on buildings but by the huge percentage of the population who still suffer loss every day and will continue to do so for the next 20 years.
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