Sarajevo Survival
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THE ZETRA
The Zetra
sports hall was the place where the Winter Olympic Games were closed.
Before the siege it was the venue for hockey games, skating championships
and concerts. Although it had not been built of flammable material after
innumerable hits from the surrounding hills it became engulfed in flames
which melted its copper roof. The photo of Zetra in flames greatly saddened
the President of the Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranh, who had
closed the Winter Olympic Games by saying: "GOOD BYE, DEAR SARAJEVO".
The Zetra basement was used as a shelter and the storage space of many
humanitarian organizations.
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