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Island of Ireland Peace Park | |
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Belgium | |
For the soldiers of the island of Ireland who died, were wounded or are missing from World War I | |
Unveiled | 11 November 1998 |
Location | 50°45′35.28″N 2°53′41.13″E / 50.7598000°N 2.8947583°E near |
Designed by | Traditional Irish round tower |
Official name | Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | i, ii, vi |
Designated | 2023 (45th session) |
Reference no. | 1567-FL26 |
The Island of Ireland Peace Park and its surrounding park (Irish: Páirc Síochána d'Oileán na hÉireann), also called the Irish Peace Park (Dutch: Iers Vredespark) or Irish Peace Tower in Messines, near Ypres in Flanders, Belgium, is a war memorial to the soldiers of the island of Ireland who died, were wounded or are missing from World War I, during Ireland's involvement in the conflict. The tower memorial is close to the site of the June 1917 battle of Messines Ridge, during which the 16th (Irish) Division fought alongside the 36th (Ulster) Division.