Island of Ireland Peace Park

Island of Ireland Peace Park
Belgium
The Peace Park's symbolic Irish Round Tower.
For the soldiers of the island of Ireland who died, were wounded or are missing from World War I
Unveiled11 November 1998; 25 years ago (1998-11-11)
Location50°45′35.28″N 2°53′41.13″E / 50.7598000°N 2.8947583°E / 50.7598000; 2.8947583
near 
Designed byTraditional Irish round tower
Official nameFunerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)
TypeCultural
Criteriai, ii, vi
Designated2023 (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.