The Wall for Peace Sep 21, 2019

The Wall for Peace

In today"s image, we"re featuring "The Wall for Peace" in Paris for the International Day of Peace. Since 2000, this exhibit, created by artist Clara Halter and architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte, has been inspiring visitors to write their own messages of peace and place them in gaps intentionally created in the structure for that purpose. To mark the International Day of Peace, hundreds of events around the world are being held today, including peace fairs, music concerts, meditations, and more. The UN declared it a "day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples." One of the events today is at UN Headquarters in New York, where the secretary-general will ring the Peace Bell and participants will observe a minute of silence.

© Prisma by Dukas Presseagentur GmbH/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Sep 21, 2018A tower of light
Sep 21, 2020A gentle wind fills this sail
Sep 21, 2021An old celebration for a new season
Sep 21, 2022International Day of Peace
Sep 21, 2023International Day of Peace
Sep 21, 2024Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany
Sep 21, 2025Sea Otter Awareness Week

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr 20, 2018No, it s not a leaf. Happy Look-alike Day
Jun 27, 2020Looking for peace on the precipice
Nov 15, 2020What’s blooming in New Zealand?
Aug 26, 2025Trullo buildings in Alberobello, Apulia, Italy
Jun 29, 2024Tour de France 2024 begins
Oct 31, 2020Twas a night just like tonight
Oct 30, 2019Cross this bridge if you dare
Jun 10, 2019Ponta da Piedade rock formations in Portugal
Jun 1, 2019Hiking the High Trestle Trail
Dec 15, 2023SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
Aug 24, 2024Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument anniversary
Dec 13, 2018Iceland awaits the Yule Lads
Jun 8, 2019Diving into World Oceans Day
Sep 24, 2022National Public Lands Day
Apr 25, 2022World Penguin Day
Mar 27, 2023New York City skyline
Oct 3, 2021Birthplace of Roman emperors
Jan 3, 2022Lick Observatory
May 11, 2022Santorini, Greece
Sep 20, 2021Birds of a feather flocking together
Jan 22, 2024Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, California
Nov 28, 2024Happy Thanksgiving!
Oct 20, 2024International Sloth Day
Jan 6, 2023Black Fell in England s Lake District
May 26, 2020It s tree-climbing season
Oct 13, 2023Vieste, Apulia, Italy
Nov 13, 2021Ronda, Spain
Dec 31, 20193, 2, 1 … Happy New Year!
Sep 19, 2020Arrr, it be Talk Like a Pirate Day
Apr 22, 2019Meet our fuzzy Earth Day mascot