The Roof Tops of Dubrovnik Old Town |
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Dubrovnik was pummelled with some 2000 shells in 1991 and 1992 during Yugoslavia's civil war which began on October 1, 1991 when Dubrovnik was attacked by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA, YPA) with a siege of Dubrovnik that lasted for seven months. Shells struck 68% of the 824 buildings in the old town, leaving holes in two out of three tiled roofs. Building facades and the paving stones of streets and squares suffered 314 direct hits and there were 111 direct hits on the great wall. Nine historic palaces were completely gutted by fire while the Sponza Palace, Rector's Palace, St Blaise's Church, Franciscan monastery and the carved fountains, Amerling and Onofrio, sustained serious damage. In December 1991 the world watched in horror as Serbian and Montenegrin gunners trained their artillery on the beautiful, historic city of Dubrovnik. As it was without military value, the only purpose seemed to be to break the morale of the Croatian people by destroying the Adriatic's most historic city. The shelling of 1991 lasted intermittently until June 1992 and caused substantial damage to the roofs, the marble streets and the Renaissance sculpture. Following the end of the war, damage caused by the shelling of the Old Town was repaired. Adhering to UNESCO guidelines, repairs were performed in the original style. Teams of skilled workers laboured throughout most of the 1990s and now the treasures of Dubrovnik are beautifully restored. The inflicted damage can be seen on a chart near the city gate, showing all artillery hits during the siege.
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