Northern Ireland War Memorial
The Northern Ireland War Memorial also called NI War Memorial[1][2] and War Memorial[1] was opened in 2007 in Talbot Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It replaced an earlier building called Memorial House which was located in Waring Street on a site which was bombed during the Blitz in 1941. It contains the Home Front Exhibition and the first national memorial to the hundreds killed in the Belfast blitz.[1][2]
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| Established | 2007 |
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| Location | 21 Talbot Street, Belfast, BT1 2LD United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 54.603°N 5.928°W |
| Website | www.niwarmemorial.org |
Aim
The aim and purpose of the War Memorial is to:
- be an enduring memorial to those who fell in World War I and World War II.[1]
- provide offices for the Royal British Legion and other ex-service charities.[1]
- commemorate the association of the American Armed Forces with the Northern Irish during World War II.[1]
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See also
- Somme Heritage Centre
- The Cenotaph, Belfast
- List of public art in Belfast
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