Animal Wall

The Animal Wall is a sculptured wall depicting 14 animals in the Castle Quarter of the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. It stands to the west of the entrance to Cardiff Castle, having been moved from its original position in front of the castle in the early 1930s.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Building
Description: Grade I listed building in Cardiff
Also known as: “Mur yr Anifeiliaid”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Millennium Stadium and Cardiff Castle.

Millennium Stadium

Stadium

Millennium Stadium

Photo: Clint Budd, CC BY 2.0.

The Millennium Stadium, known since 2016 as the… Millennium Stadium is situated 1,100 feet south of Animal Wall.

Cardiff Castle

Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.

Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian… Cardiff Castle is situated 640 feet northeast of Animal Wall.

Cardiff Arms Park

Stadium

Cardiff Arms Park

Photo: Seth Whales, Public domain.

Cardiff Arms Park, also known as the Arms Park… Cardiff Arms Park is situated 590 feet south of Animal Wall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Quarter and Newtown.

Castle Quarter

Quarter

Castle Quarter is an independent retail destination…

Newtown

Neighborhood

Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Newtown was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that…

Grangetown

Suburb

Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grangetown is a district and community in the south of Cardiff, capital of Wales.

Animal Wall

Categories: wall, sculpture series, and historic site
Location: Castle, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.4812° or 51° 28′ 52″ north

Longitude

-3.18324° or 3° 10′ 60″ west

Open location code

9C3RFRJ8+FP

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Korean to Welsh—“Animal Wall” goes by many names.

Korean: “애니멀 월”
Uzbek: “Hayvon devori”
Welsh: “Wal yr Anifeiliaid”
Welsh: “Wal yr Anifieiliaid”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gallery Footings and Angel Hotel.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Vulture and Hyena.

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Worth a closer look: Swansea and Llanfairpwllgwyngyll.

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