Images Dated 2005 September

Grafiti Wall, Belfast, 1973

?Graf?ti Wall?, Belfast, 1973 - Oil on board, by Ralph Lillford, 1973. Associated with Northern Ireland (1969-2007). During ?the Troubles?, Belfast street walls became a place for rival sectarian graf?ti, often painted layer upon layer. A form of psychological warfare which also demonstrated control of terrain, the slogans were often directed at the British Army, exhorting them to ?go home?, or else boasted of paramilitary loyalties, such as ?Provos Rule?. Periodically the Army would drive past these walls and throw paint bombs at the slogans. The soldier wears a fragmentation vest, commonly known as a flak jacket, over DPM (disruptive pattern material) jacket and trousers. He wears his visor up on his helmet and carries an anti-riot shield. Date: 1974

© The National Army Museum / Mary Evans Picture Library

Concorde Square (The Place de le Condorde). Detail of the f

Concorde Square (The Place de le Condorde). Designed by architech Jacques-Ange Gabriel in 1763 to celebrate the glory of almighty King Louis XV of France. Detail of the fountains. In the middle of the square, the obelisk, 3200 years old, come from the temple of Luxor, Egypt. Paris. France. Europe

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans

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