Journey for Peace in EDSA

Journey for Peace in EDSA
Filipino: Lakbay Para sa Kapayapaan sa EDSA
Part of the mural along Epifanio De los Santos Avenue
Completion date	27 July 2013 (2013-07-27)
Type	Mural
Subject	Bayanihan concept
Dimensions	3770 m (12,370 ft)
Condition	Lost (Painted-over)
Location	Quezon City

Journey for Peace in EDSA (Filipino: Lakbay Para sa Kapayapaan sa EDSA) was a wall mural in Quezon City. Inaugurated in 2013, the mural spanned lengths of Epifanio De los Santos Avenue (EDSA), White Plains Avenue, and Colonel Bonny Serrano Avenue, covering the walls of Camp Aguinaldo. Upon its completion it became the world's longest peace mural, measuring 3,770 meters, beating the 1,000-meter peace mural in Chile titled Wall of Peace, which was made in 2009 by 500 people.^[1][2][3]

Conception

The Journey for Peace in EDSA mural was an initiative by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, Asia America Initiative, and Dolphins Love Freedom Network. The painting of the mural was commenced on March 26, 2013 by more than 1,000 individuals who planned to complete a 4-kilometer mural.^[1] On July 27, 2013, the mural was inaugurated. In its completion, the mural measured 3,770 meters. The main theme of the mural was the concept of bayanihan as a vehicle for peace in the country.^[2][4]

By 2020, the mural was painted over.

References

1. "PHL starts bid for world record with longest peace mural". GMA News. March 26, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
2. Laude, Jaime (July 28, 2013). "AFP inaugurates world's longest peace mural". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
3. Lumanog, Herman. "Making the worlds longest peace mural in Manila, Philippines". Demotix. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
4. "AFP Inaugurates World's Longest Peace Mural". Retrieved December 30, 2014.