MURALS on the International Peace Wall in west Belfast are to be replaced with images reflecting the 1916 Easter Rising.
Work began on Tuesday to begin removing the artwork on the famous Falls Road landmark, which has become a major tourist attraction in the city.
Artist Danny Devenney said new murals would be created to "embrace and reflect all aspects of 1916".
The wall has included works of art depicting events ranging from the Arab-Israeli Conflict, the 1971 Ballymurphy shootings, women's rights to other global campaigns, past and present.
But over the next few months, new artwork to reflect the Easter Rising, a landmark event in the republican struggle for Irish independence, will go on show.
Commemorations are set to take place across Ireland this yesterday to mark the 100th anniversary.
The rising resulted in 450 deaths and the rebels' defeat with most of the leaders executed in the days that followed.
However, the rising is credited as a turning point in the quest for Irish independence.
One of the first murals to be removed yesterday was that of IRA blanket man Kieran Nugent.
"We are changing the international wall into one theme - to commemorate the 100th anniversary of 1916 Rising," said Mr Devenney.
"The murals which are there now will be replaced with murals of issues depicting the northern connection to the Rising in Dublin."
Mr Devenny is due to meet with Irish artists Robert Ballagh and Jim Fitzpatrick to gather their views on what should appear on the wall.
"We hope this year that the mural will be taken over by other artists who want to put their message on the Rising forward," he said.
"We are also trying to get as many foreign contributors also to paint the wall.
"We hope the main themes will help educate people, particularly the younger generation, about what the Rising meant to people in the north...
"It is a work in progress as we develop the ideas and develop what murals we will paint."
