peace wall
Conflict separation structure
A peace wall is a barrier built to separate communities in conflict, most associated with Northern Ireland, where walls were erected between Catholic and Protestant neighborhoods during the Troubles.
Despite the hopeful name, peace walls are physical acknowledgments of division rather than reconciliation: The peace wall still runs through the heart of Belfast.
Similar structures exist in other divided cities.
- borderOuter edge or limit
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- divisionSplitting into parts
- separationState of being apart
- violenceHarmful physical force
reconciliation · building bridges · blockade · barricade · peacekeeping · community safety · Korean DMZ · no man's land · murals · security · divide · conflict · segregation · protection · fence · razor wire · demarcation line · diplomacy
- peace memorialseternal flame
- security barriersbarrier, barricade, border fence, perimeter fence, security fence
peace wallbridge
Structure spanning an obstacle
footbridge · pedestrian crossing · shared space · gateway · common ground
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