List of cultural icons of Wales

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Y ddraig goch Flag of Wales 2.svg
Y ddraig goch
Welsh Corgi Corgi-pic.JPG
Welsh Corgi
Welsh love spoon Love spoon.jpg
Welsh love spoon
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth National Library of Wales.jpg
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
Welsh cakes Wesh cakes.jpg
Welsh cakes
Welsh rarebit Welsh Rarebit.jpg
Welsh rarebit
Saint David Jesus Chapel St David.jpg
Saint David
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre.jpg
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Iolo Morganwg Iolo Morganwg.png
Iolo Morganwg

The List of cultural icons of Wales is a list of links to known cultural icons of Wales.

Contents

Animals

Art

Buildings and structures

Education

Emblems

Festivals

Food and drink

Government

History and legend

Language

Literature

Music

People

Places

Placenames

Sport

Television, Radio, Film, Theatre

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Llandaff</span> Human settlement in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1995 to Wales and its people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Welsh independence</span> Welsh political philosophy

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 2008 to Wales and its people.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dafydd ap Gwilym Society</span>

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 2018 to Wales and its people.

Events from the year 2019 in Wales.

Events from the year 2020 in Wales.

Events from the year 2021 in Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rhys ab Owen</span> Welsh politician

Rhys ab Owen, also sometimes referred to as Rhys ab Owen Thomas is a Plaid Cymru politician. He was elected to the Senedd in the South Wales Central region in the 2021 Senedd election. ab Owen was Plaid Cymru's spokesperson in the Senedd for the constitution and justice. He is a barrister. His, father Owen John Thomas, represented the same region for the same party.

Events from the year 2022 in Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Welsh national identity</span>

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