One of the worst-hit locations in Londonderry was Old City Close, in the Brandywell area.

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The Bastakiya area of the old city, hidden among a warren of restored wind towers and traditional family homes, you will find the XVA Art gallery.

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Eight-year-old Martin Richard, from the Dorchester area of the city, has been named as one of those who died.

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George Ferguson says he wants to "liberate" at least half the central area near The Hippodrome and much of the "old city", for people not cars.

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The Old City Bar on central Str Lipscani was one of the first in the area and remains one of the best.

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The warning comes after an 88-year-old man was attacked and his walking stick stolen in the Riverside area of the city on Tuesday afternoon.

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Worth a morning's visit, the old walled city's buildings (or rather what was left of them) were left untouched, even when the area was given an update in the 1980s.

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