The Island of Ireland Peace Park, with its round tower, situated along Armentierssteenweg, is a project by the Irish organisation ‘A Journey of Reconciliation’. It was built between July and November 1998 by young people from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, as a symbol of peace and reconciliation.

The Peace Park was officially inaugurated on 11 November 1998 by the Irish President, Mary McAleese, in the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and HM King Albert II of Belgium, accompanied by HM Queen Paola.

The site was designed by the architects O’Grady (Ireland) and Breyne (Leper). The Round Tower refers to the medieval towers built in Ireland by the Celts as a defence against the Vikings. Inside the tower, the names of some 49,000 Irish casualties of the First World War can be found in the War Memorial Books. Along the path leading to the tower lie nine flat stones bearing personal testimonies.

The site has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in September 2023.