World Peace Bell (Berlin-Friedrichshain)

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World peace bell in the Volkspark Friedrichshain

The World Peace Bell is a big bell in the Berlin district of Friedrichshain the district of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg , which the World Peace symbolizes and Friedrichshain park is on the banks of the Great Pond.

description

The World Peace Bell is a gift the world peace bell Society World Peace Bell Association . The pavilion where the bell hangs was made by German craftsmen according to Japanese designs . The bell is one meter high and has a diameter of 60 centimeters and a weight of 365 kilograms. The inscription peace is on the bell in German and Japanese and it was inaugurated on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War on September 1, 1989. Every year on August 6th, the anniversary of the atomic bombing on Hiroshima , the Peace Bell Society holds a peace meeting. There is a plaque near the bell with the following text:

The World Peace Bell / This bell is a symbol of world peace. More than 100 countries that are committed to the UN concept donated coins that were added to the casting of the bell. The founder is the World Peace Bell Society in Tokyo / Japan. In close cooperation with the United Nations, it wants to develop friendly relations between the countries of the world and promote international cooperation. The idea of ​​the peace bells came from a survivor of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan. In 1954 the first bell was erected on the premises of the UN in New York. By 2004, 19 cities in 16 countries had received such bells. They promote international understanding across the borders of states and continents. On September 1, 1989, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War, the solemn inauguration of two World Peace Bells took place in Berlin and Warsaw. The bell in Volkspark Friedrichshain is rung on special occasions. / The Senate of Berlin

literature

  • Heinz Warnecke: The Volkspark Friedrichshain yesterday and today . History comm. The left. Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin 2015, p. 37-38 .

Web links

Commons : Weltfriedensglocke (Berlin-Friedrichshain)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The World Peace Bell in the Volkspark Friedrichshain . In: NIPPONYA . January 2, 2015 ( nipponya.de [accessed October 4, 2018]).
  2. ↑ Memorial plaques in Berlin: Memorial plaques in Berlin - Memorial plaque advertisement. Accessed October 4, 2018 (German).

Coordinates: 52 ° 31 '36.7 "  N , 13 ° 26' 2.7"  E