The Lennon Wall or John Lennon Wall is a wall in Prague, Czech Republic. Since the 1980s, this once-typical wall has been filled with John Lennon–inspired graffiti, lyrics from Beatles' songs, and designs relating to local and global causes.
The John Lennon Wall in the summer of 2014, shortly before it was painted over in November 2014.
Lennon Wall in August 1981.
Portion of the wall, 1993.
Extinction Rebellion mural, 2019.
On the evening of 8 December 1980, the English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, was shot and fatally wounded in the archway of the Dakota, his residence in New York City. The killer, Mark David Chapman, was an American Beatles fan who was jealous and enraged by Lennon's lifestyle, alongside his 1966 comment that the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus". Chapman said he was inspired by the fictional character Holden Caulfield from J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, a "phony-killer" who loathes hypocrisy.
A police artist's sketch of the murder
Annie Leibovitz's portrait of Lennon and Ono, taken on the day of the killing
The 72nd Street entrance to the Dakota, where Lennon was shot
Side view of the Dakota archway, showing the step Lennon climbed before he collapsed in the lobby
