25 years ago the city of Sarajevo was under siege. This map shows tanks, targets, tunnels and paths to avoid snipers.
The Siege of Sarajevo was the longest siege of a capital in modern warfare lasting over four years. Almost 14,000 people were killed.
Here is a detail of the major road, Zmaja od Bosne, aka "Sniper Alley"
The map is mostly encircled with a red line marking the line of control of the Serbian army. The line is broken up at the airport which was under UN control. A tunnel on the far side of the airport linked the city to other areas of Bosnian control. This tunnel is preserved as a museum.
One final detail shows the chaos that existed in the city center.
To browse the entire map at high resolution click here
-via Reddit
The Siege of Sarajevo was the longest siege of a capital in modern warfare lasting over four years. Almost 14,000 people were killed.
Here is a detail of the major road, Zmaja od Bosne, aka "Sniper Alley"
-via Reddit
4 comments:
Can you tell me who drew/put this map of Sarajevo during the Bosnian wars together? Thanks!
Can you tell me who drew/put together the map of Sarajevo during the Bosnian wars? I've been unable to determine who was responsible. It's a great map!
Thanks
Unfortunately I can't tell you. It was posted on Reddit and like many things on that platform no links or credits were given to the original author. There are also no credits on the map itself. Sorry!
this map, a poster art directed by Suada Kapić, Emir Kasumagić.
illustrator Orzen Pavolović
photographer Drago Resner
it's been published in "The Design of Dissent" by Milton Glaser and Mirko Ilić.
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