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City walls
Derry~Londonderry's city walls
Seventeenth-century walls built between 1613 and 1619 around the old city, which Visit Derry describes as completely intact.
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Derry~Londonderry: things to do
Places worth your time in Derry~Londonderry
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Things to do in Derry~Londonderry
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Cathedral
St Columb's Cathedral
Church of Ireland cathedral inside the walled city, dedicated to Saint Columba.
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Civic building
Guildhall
Grade A listed guildhall on Guildhall Square, where Derry City and Strabane District Council meets.
Museum
Tower Museum
Local history museum in the walled city; Visit Derry lists The Derry Girls Experience and a DNA preview space there.
Museum
Museum of Free Derry
Museum in the Bogside on the civil rights movement of the late 1960s and the Free Derry area of the early 1970s.
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Museum
Siege Museum
Display on the 1689 Siege of Londonderry and the clubs of the Apprentice Boys of Derry.
Museum
Peacemakers Museum
Museum on the journey from conflict in the Bogside.
Landmark
Free Derry Corner
Freestanding gable wall at the junction of Lecky Road, Rossville Street and Fahan Street, marking the Free Derry area.
Murals
The People's Gallery murals
Series of large murals in the Bogside painted by the Bogside Artists, known as the People's Gallery.
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Footbridge
Peace Bridge
Foot and cycle bridge across the River Foyle, opened on 25 June 2011, linking Ebrington Square with the centre.
Double-decker bridge
Craigavon Bridge
Double-decker road bridge over the River Foyle, one of only a few in Europe.
Sculpture
Hands Across the Divide
Sculpture by Maurice Harron, erected in 1992 on the west side of Craigavon Bridge and symbolising reconciliation.
Public square
Ebrington Square
Public space on the former Ebrington Barracks parade ground on the Waterside, connected to the centre by the Peace Bridge.
Theatre
Millennium Forum
Theatre and conference centre on Newmarket Street, opened in 2001 with about 1,000 seats.
Cathedral
St Eugene's Cathedral
Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Derry.
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Park
St Columb's Park
Municipal park of about 70 acres on the east bank of the Foyle.
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- Derry~Londonderry (area photo): Mario Falcetti, CC BY 4.0, source
- Derry~Londonderry's city walls: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Columb's Cathedral: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Guildhall: Udit Kapoor, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tower Museum: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Museum of Free Derry: FDW777, CC BY 4.0, source
- Siege Museum: Cutlass, CC0, source
- Free Derry Corner: August Schwerdfeger, CC BY 4.0, source
- The People's Gallery murals: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Peace Bridge: NorthernCounties, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Craigavon Bridge: Jove, Public domain, source
- Hands Across the Divide: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ebrington Square: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Millennium Forum: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- St Eugene's Cathedral: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Mournes & Newcastle: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Fermanagh Lakelands: Joli, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Belfast city centre & Cathedral Quarter: Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Titanic Quarter & East Belfast: Suicasmo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Causeway Coast: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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