Welcome
to the virtual tour of Derry's historic walled city. Your
journey through Derry's history is about to begin.
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The Guildhall
Cannon Guns
The Tower Museum
Butcher Gate
Welcome to the Guildhall, the focus of civic life in Derry, where the City's official business is conducted
Derry has Europe's largest collection of cannon. In this podcast experience what it was like to fire a great cannon.
Visit the Story of Derry
exhibition and learn about Derry’s rich and complex history
from earliest times through the 21st century.
Learn about the Great Siege of 1689. Some of the fiercest fighting was here at Butcher Gate.
War Memorial
City During Wartime
Bogside
The Bogside Murals
The giant statue in the Diamond, entitled Victory, commemorates the men of Derry who fought in WWI.
Derry played a remarkable role in WWII. It was the main European convoy port during the Battle of the Atlantic and witnessed the surrender of German
U- boats
In 1968 Derry's "Troubles"
errupted and the internationally renowned image "You Are
Now Entering Free Derry" was established.
See the story of the
Bogside over the last 40 years as illustrated by murals
on gable end walls along Rossville Street
The Apprentice Boys
Literary Derry
Long Tower Church
St Columb's Cathedral
Listen to the story of 13 Apprentice Boys who locked the City's gates in December 1688. The Great Siege was only a matter of time.
Two very different writers have expressed their individual views on the City - Seamus Heaney & Phil Coulter. Listen to what they have to say
On this site is the beautiful 18th Century church dedicated to the City's patron saint - St Columba
Built between 1628 -
1633 St Columb's Cathedral is a magnificent building with its
stained glass windows, memorials and woodwork.
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