I never really noticed Sarajevo Roses before. They're memorials in places where artillery shells landed during the Bosnian War and killed three or more people.

Instead of filling the shrapnel damage with new asphalt, they used tar mixed with red paint. It ended up looking like rose petals, which is where the name comes from.

There are about 200 of these roses scattered throughout the city. Lately, there are fewer of them: when roads are repaired, sometimes the surface is just replaced without restoring the memorial. A few are very well-known landmarks for locals and even get restored. But the others might disappear over time.