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” and “Wal yr Anifeiliaid”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Millennium Stadium and Cardiff Castle.
Millennium Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Clint Budd, CC BY 2.0.
The Millennium Stadium, known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales in Cardiff. It has a retractable roof and a usual capacity of 73,931. 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 Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort. Cardiff Castle is situated 640 feet northeast of Animal Wall.
Cardiff Arms Park
Stadium
Photo: Seth Whales, Public domain.
Cardiff Arms Park, also known as the Arms Park, is a stadium in the centre of Cardiff, Wales, next to the Millennium Stadium. Primarily a rugby union stadium, it also has a bowling green. 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 area in the north of the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed Castle Quarter includes some of Cardiff's Victorian and Edwardian arcades: Castle Arcade, High Street Arcade and Duke Street Arcade, and principal shopping streets: St Mary Street, High Street, Castle Street and Duke Street.
Newtown
Neighborhood
Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newtown was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.
Grangetown
Suburb
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grangetown is a district and community in the south of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by Riverside, Canton and Butetown.
Animal Wall
- Categories: wall, sculpture series, and historic site
- Location: Castle, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.4812° or 51° 28′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.18324° or 3° 10′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C3RFRJ8+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1286567581OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q4764913
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Korean to Welsh—“Animal Wall” goes by many names.
- Korean: “애니멀 월”
- Uzbek: “Hayvon devori”
- Welsh: “Mur yr Anifeiliaid”
- Welsh: “Wal yr Anifeiliaid”
- Welsh: “Wal yr Anifieiliaid”
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