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A 5.5-metre-high (18-foot) peace line along Springmartin Road in Belfast, with a fortified police station at one end The peace line along Cupar Way in Belfast, seen from the predominantly Protestant side The peace line at Bombay Street/Cupar Way in Belfast, seen from the predominantly Catholic side Gates in a peace line in West Belfast
Dec 29, 2023 · The history behind the Belfast Peace Walls. Photo via Google Maps. Though something of an arresting sight to first time visitors, the Belfast Peace Walls have been in existence for 50 years and it all began with the riots of August 1969. With tensions reaching boiling point, intense sectarian violence broke out that month between the Loyalist ...
Apr 7, 2023 · Peace walls still proliferate, especially in Belfast. One at Cupar Way, between the Falls and Shankill, stands 45-feet tall, three times higher than the Berlin Wall, and in place for twice as long.
Sep 25, 2018 · 280. The now-open gates. Laurence's travels/cc by 2.0. The arrival of relative peace to Northern Ireland after the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 has brought many benefits to Belfast, but signs of ...
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Aug 3, 2023 · There are still over 20 miles of peace walls - or peace lines - across Northern Ireland, the Majority across Belfast. In 2023, about 60 remain, scattered mostly across Belfast, but with one or two ...
Aug 3, 2023 · Visiting the Belfast Peace Wall for yourself. It is quite easy to walk from the centre of Belfast to the main Peace Wall the separates from Shankhill Road and Falls Road communities. From here, you can do a loop around the wall and see the murals on each side, plus get a sense of the different areas. I have put together this map to help you ...
Welcome to the map of Belfast's peace walls on Virtual Belfast Mural Tour. Use the map below to find your way about Belfast and see where the peace lines are. The peace walls in Belfast, also known as peace lines, are a series of separation barriers. The purpose of the peace walls is to separate predominantly nationalist neighbourhoods from ...
