2017
J3274 : Cupar Way, The Peace Wall
taken 9 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Cupar Way, The Peace Wall
One of the most prominent peace walls separates the nationalist Falls Road and unionist Shankill areas of West Belfast. Almost twenty years after the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 Link
, it is saddening to see this that this huge wall still stretches across the city to divide it.
The Northern Ireland Executive has committed to the removal of this and the other peace walls by 2023(Link The Irish Times); in the meantime, the wall has become something of a tourist attraction. The best viewing section is on the Shankill side where visitors are encouraged to add their signatures to those of the Dalai Lama and former US President Clinton. Art panels showing the area's political and cultural history have now been added to the wall along Cupar Way.
, it is saddening to see this that this huge wall still stretches across the city to divide it. The Northern Ireland Executive has committed to the removal of this and the other peace walls by 2023(Link
The Irish Times); in the meantime, the wall has become something of a tourist attraction. The best viewing section is on the Shankill side where visitors are encouraged to add their signatures to those of the Dalai Lama and former US President Clinton. Art panels showing the area's political and cultural history have now been added to the wall along Cupar Way.
Peace Wall /Peace Lines
The peace lines or peace walls are/were a series of separation barriers erected to separate nationalist and loyalist neighbourhoods during the Northern Ireland Troubles Link
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- Grid Square
- J3274, 336 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- David Dixon (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 26 May, 2017 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 25 July, 2017
- Subject Location
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Irish:
J 323 744 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.0295N 5:57.1597W - Camera Location
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Irish: J 324 744
- View Direction
- WEST (about 270 degrees)
