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Siege of Sarajevo Children's Memorial

 
 
Siege of Sarajevo Children's Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 11, 2025
1. Siege of Sarajevo Children's Memorial Marker
Inscription.  
Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina
To the United States

In Memory of 1,601 Children Killed
During the 1992-1995 Siege of Sarajevo

U Znak Sjećanja na 1,601 Ubijeno Dijete
Tokom Opsade Sarajeva of 1992. do 1995.
Godine

Washington, D.C., May 5, 2024

 
Erected by Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US.
 
Location. 38° 53.767′ N, 77° 2.837′ W. Memorial is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Foggy Bottom. It is on E Street Northwest 0.1 miles east of Virginia Avenue NW, on the right when traveling west. In front of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Embassy. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2109 E Street NW, Washington DC 20037, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ally for Independence (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bernardo de Gαlvez Memorial (about 400 feet away); The George Washington University
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(about 400 feet away); Anniversary Park (about 500 feet away); Lenthall Houses (about 600 feet away); Remembering Dr. Dorothy Height (about 600 feet away); Josι de San Martνn Memorial (about 700 feet away); In Memory of Richard Lucien Quigley, Phar. D., '90, and Elizabeth Carpenter Quigley (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
 
Also see . . .
1. Bosnia remembers 1601 children killed during siege of Sarajevo. (Submitted on August 17, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Sarajevo Students Honor Memory of Children Killed During Siege. (Submitted on August 17, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
 
Siege of Sarajevo Children's Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Siege of Sarajevo Children's Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 88 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 17, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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