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Because of its specific geography and urban configuration, and the position of the siege line, Sarajevo was extremely exposed to military attack, in direct and precise aim at its infrastructure, buildings and public spaces. In the Socialist part of the town, entire buildings were attacked, making it more difficult to seek shelter because of the large open and exposed areas between free-standing
residential buildings. To shelter from snipers, new spatial strategies were employed. In a temporary pattern of urban resilience, the main element of contemporary fortifications was an urban wall – mobile, free standing or fixed onto the walls of opposite buildings, closing the space between them.
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