Retouching Syria, peace by piece

Published April 12, 2014
Children stand on steps near a mural made by recycled materials in al-Mazzeh neighbourhood.
Children stand on steps near a mural made by recycled materials in al-Mazzeh neighbourhood.
People walk past a mural made of recycled materials in al-Mazzeh neighbourhood in Damascus.
People walk past a mural made of recycled materials in al-Mazzeh neighbourhood in Damascus.
Syrian artist Moaffak Makhoul, puts the finishing touches on a mural in al-Mazzeh neighbourhood in Damascus.
Syrian artist Moaffak Makhoul, puts the finishing touches on a mural in al-Mazzeh neighbourhood in Damascus.
Syrian artist Moaffak Makhoul, puts the finishing touches on a mural in al-Mazzeh neighbourhood in Damascus.
Syrian artist Moaffak Makhoul, puts the finishing touches on a mural in al-Mazzeh neighbourhood in Damascus.
Syrian artist Moaffak Makhoul (top Left) puts the finishing touches on a mural in al-Mazzeh neighbourhood in Damascus April 10.
Syrian artist Moaffak Makhoul (top Left) puts the finishing touches on a mural in al-Mazzeh neighbourhood in Damascus April 10.
People walk past a mural made off recycled materials in al-Mazzeh neighbourhood in Damascus April 9.
People walk past a mural made off recycled materials in al-Mazzeh neighbourhood in Damascus April 9.

A group of Syrian artists in Damascus has created the world's biggest mural made of recycled materials, a rare work aimed at brightening public space in a city sapped by war and sanctions. The brightly coloured, 720-sq metre work was constructed from aluminum cans, broken mirrors, bicycle wheels and other scrap objects and displayed on a street outside a primary school in the centre of the Syrian capital.

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