J3274 : The Peace Wall, Cupar Way
taken 4 years ago, near to Springfield, Belfast County Borough, Shankill, Cliftonville and Skegoneill, Northern Ireland

The Peace Wall, Cupar Way
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.

The Northern Ireland Executive has committed to the removal of this and the other peace walls by 2023(Link

Peace Wall
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
in the late twentieth century. The peace lines were originally built as temporary structures meant to last only six months, but due to their effective nature they became wider, longer and more permanent; ranging in length from a few hundred yards to over three miles. They may be made of iron, brick, and/or steel and are up to 25 feet high.
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- J3274, 248 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- David Dixon (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 26 May, 2017 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 25 July, 2017
- Geographical Context
- Camera (from Tags)
- Subject Location
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Irish:
J 322 743 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.0261N 5:57.2806W - Camera Location
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Irish:
J 322 743
- View Direction
- WEST (about 270 degrees)
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