The people behind the so-called Wind Phone in the Dublin Mountains say they are "a little bit heartbroken" after the installation was destroyed.
The Wind Phone, which was made from salvaged materials and resembled a traditional telephone box, was designed to be "a private space to meditate on life and loss."
Altrúchas, which was responsible for the project, says it received a photograph of the flattened structure this morning.
It was erected earlier this month near the summit of Two Rock mountain.
It was based on a similar project in Japan which became a popular pilgrimage site after the 2011 tsunami.
.@rtenews An Fón Gaoithe (The Wind Phone) destroyed already and not by the wind :( #windphone #windphonedublin #Dublinmountains pic.twitter.com/ZV19iPdYFD
— Noel Donnellon (@NoelDonnellon) August 15, 2017
Group behind #windphonedublin say destruction wasn't "regular vandals but a strong statement from people that didn't like the project". pic.twitter.com/HGkmt66SMw
— Philip Bromwell (@philipbromwell) August 15, 2017
Incidentally, all the constituent parts of #windphonedublin are now in a pile on the heather. But the old phone itself is missing ☎️🤔 pic.twitter.com/I0j42UEKwM
— Philip Bromwell (@philipbromwell) August 15, 2017
