If you are planning a vacation to Northern Ireland, took time to come to Belfast. Corner-point of a particular city you will see art painted on the wall or walls, usually called the mural.Mural here is different from that in other parts of the world because it is more like a book that tells the history of conflict over the last 35 years in Northern Ireland.
Murals in Northern Ireland has been famous in almost every area in many countries, Photographs of the murals are often passed around the world on news bulletins or used as background when people interview. Here you can find nearly 2,000 murals have been documented since the 1970s.
These wall paintings often depict historical and political views of the two different traditions as well as ways to mark territory. Northern Ireland's murals painted on the wall of a house or wall street sometimes seem daunting because many depicting military power, but its presence was like a tourist attraction because it is something unique.
Mural, murals found in the corner of the city describes republican or loyalist group interests. They tend to magnify the power of murals paramilitary groups like the Irish Republican Army or the Ulster Freedom Fighters, while others are more to commemorate those who have lost their lives in paramilitary or military attack.
Try a walk on one street corner Newtonnard, East Belfast, there you will see a pictorial murals of masked people who take up arms. The mural was listed in 1973 illustrates the power of a group of Freedom Fighters Ultser Protestant Loyalists.
If you want to see the murals of the Catholic group came to North Belfast. In the area of Ballymurphy you will find a lot of murals that show the strength of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). In addition there are also murals dedicated to Robert MacCrudden, an IRA volunteer who was shot dead by soldiers at war weapons in Ardoyne in 1972.
Mural, mural is planned military will never be replaced in a government-funded scheme to redecorate the walls of Northern Ireland with a more friendly image, But this proposal has been criticized by tourists because of the murals they can see a lot of the history of Northern Ireland.
Mural in Belfast is one of the most popular, is the main attraction for tourists visiting Northern Ireland. With peace and stability in Northern Ireland almost normal today, the mural-mural is a silent witness of the conflict that has ever happened.
