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Peace Monument Groupings

Several artists have created multiple peace monuments. And several groups have been formed to promote similar peace monuments in multiple locations. Such artists and groups are listed below. Additional groupings will be added when identified. Click the link after "Go to" to see information about individual monuments.

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Pagodas & Stupas
1917 - Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist Order, Tokyo (Japan)Peace pagodas in England, India, Japan, Nepal & USA. Click here for the Wikipedia article.
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Flames
August 6, 1968 - Hiroshima Flame, Hoshino-mura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu Island (Japan)Original flame taken from Hiroshima to Kyushu Island in August 1945 by Tatsuo Yamamoto. Monuments created there in 1968 and 2002. Subsidiary flame displayed at Ueno Toshogu Shrine in Tokyo, in Wellington (New Zealand), and at some 40 other permanent sites in Japan. Subsidiary flames have traveled to UN, Trinity Site, and elsewhere in the USA but are presumably not permanent.
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World Peace Bell
1982 - World Peace Bell Association (WPBA), 2-36-1-701, Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo (Japan). Has placed 5 World Peace Bells in Japan and one in each of 15 other countries around the world. WPBA was founded in 1982 by Tomijiro Yoshida to carry on the work of Chiyoji Nakagawa [1905-1972] and Masahiro Kataoka [d.1983]. Nakagawe placed the Japanese Peace Bell at the UN in New York (USA) in 1954.
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Gardens
1984 - International World Peace Rose Gardens (IWPRG), Sacramento, California (USA)Rose gardens in California (USA), Georgia (USA), Italy & Mexico.
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Stones
1985 - David Barr, Founder & Artistic Director, Michigan Legacy Art Park, 12500 Crystal Mountain Drive, Thompsonville, Benzie County, Michigan (USA)Four Corners Project in Greenland, Africa, Irian Jaya/New Guinea & Easter Island. Arctic Arc in Alaska (USA) & Naukan (Russia). Global Gear in Michigan (USA) & Brussels (Belgium). SunSweep at three places on the US/Canada border.
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Parks
1986 - International Institute For Peace Through Tourism / Institut International pour la Paix par le Tourisme (IIPT), Stowe, Vermont (USA)"Peace Parks Across Canada" during "Canada 125" in 1992. Global Peace Parks (GPP) in Canada, Thailand, Uganda, etc. Original ideas of Louis D’Amore.
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Other
1986 - George Nakashima Woodworker, SA, New Hope, Pennsylvania (USA)Treee peace tables (altars) in New York (USA), Moscow (Russia) & Auroville (India). Crafted by master woodworker George Nakashima [1905-1990].
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Sculpture
1986 - Non-Violence (The Knotted Gun) by Carl Fredrik ReuterswärdMonuments in Cambodia, Luxembourg, South Africa, Sweden, Swizerland, UK & at the United Nations in New York City (USA).
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Walls
1988 - David Fitcher, Muralist, 20 Worcester Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)Two peace murals in Atlanta, Georgia (USA). A third peace mural ready for installation.
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Gardens
1988 - Gardens for Peace (GFP), Atlanta, Georgia (USA)Sixteen gardens in Kenya, Republic of Georgia, Spain & USA. Original idea of Dr. Laura Dorsey.
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Walls
1989 - World Wall for Peace (WWP), Berkeley, California (USA).Abut 20 tile walls in Japan, Palestine, Russia, South Africa & USA. Original idea of Carolyna Marks [1942-2011].
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Gardens
1990 - International Peace Garden Foundation (IPGF), Batavia, New York (USA), Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) & Colomelles, Normandy (France)Promoted a series of peace gardens in Ottawa (Canada), Washington, DC (USA),Warsaw (Poland), Berlin (Germany), Budapest (Hungary), Strasbourg (France) & other cities. In 2012 established "The War of 1812 Bicentennial Peace Garden Trail" of 22 peace gardens in New York state (USA) & Ontario (Canada). IPGF president is Paula Savage.
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Poles
1991 - World Peace Prayer Society, World Peace Sanctuary, Wassaic, New York (USA)Promotes peace poles and the use of the peace prayer: "May Peace Prevail on Earth." Original idea of Masahisa Goi [1916-1980].
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Museums
1992 - International Network of Museums for Peace (INMP), Bradford, England (UK)Connects peace museums in Europe, Japan, America & elsewhere. International conferences in 1992, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2005 & 2008. Founded by Professor Peter Van Den Dungen.
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Gardens
1993 - International School Peace Gardens (ISPG), International Holistic Tourism Education Center (IHTEC), Missisauga, Ontario (Canada)Original idea of Julia Morton-Marr.
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Rotary International
1993 - Rotary Peace Monuments, Rotary Club of Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales (Australia)Monuments in Australia, India, Spain, Thailand, USA & other countres. Original idea of Tony Quinlivan.
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Bells & Gongs
1993 - Bell Project, San Francisco Bay Area, California (USA) Promotes world peace by using melted-down firearms to cast bells which incorporate images of nonviolence and environmental concerns. Bells in California (USA) & Italy. Original idea of sculptor Bruce Hasson.
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Statues
1994 - Reconciliation, c/o Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford (England)Five statues in Bradford (England), Sheffield (England), Berlin (Germany), Belfast (Northern Ireland) & Hiroshima (Japan). Sculpted by Josefina de Vasconcellos [1904-2005]. Sponsored in part by Sir Richard Branson.
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Parks
1994 - Pacific Rim Parks, San Diego, California (USA)Seven parks in Vladivostok (Russia), San Diego, California (USA), Yantai (China), Tijuana (Mexico), Puerto Princesa (Philippines), Jegu (South Korea) & Kaohsing (Taiwan).
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Fountains
c.1995 - Hank Kaminsky, Fayetteville, Arkansas (USA)A peace fountain, a peace manhole cover & at least two other peace monuments in Fayetteville, Arkansas (USA).
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Parks
1997 - Peace Parks Foundation (PPF), Stellenbosch (South Africa)Promotes peace parks & transfrontier parkts in Southern Africa. Original idea of Dr. Anton Rupert.
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Swords Into Plowshares
1998 - Fin Project: From Swords Into Plowshares, Seattle, Washington (USA)Two monuments in Seattle, Washington (USA), & Miami, Florida (USA). Original idea of Prof. John T. Young, University of Washington.
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Other
2000 - Clara Halter, Paris (France)Three permanent peace monuments in Paris (France), Hiroshima (Japan) & St. Petersburg (Russia). One temporary peace monument in Jerusalem (Israel).
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Flames
2002 - World Peace Flames (WPF), The Hague (Netherlands) Eternal flames in Australia, Netherlands, Tennessee (USA) & Wales (UK).
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Other
2002 - Worldwide Peace Marker Project (WPMP), Cape Coral, Florida (USA)In Canada, Japan, Turkey & USA. Original idea of Tiité Baquero.
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Sculpture
2004 - James Havens, Toledo Area Sculptors Guild, 211 Cedar Street, Gibsonburg, Ohio (USA). Stainless steel peace monument in India in 2004. Plus "The Mahatma" in 2008.
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Bells & Gongs
2004 - World Peace Gongs (WPG), World Peace Committee, Jakarta (Indonesia)Permanent gongs in Indonesia, India & Republic of China. Temporary gongs travel elsewhere.
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SGI
Date? - Soka Gakkai International (SGI), SGI Headquarters, Josei Toda International Center, 15-3 Samon-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (Japan)Peace monuments in Korea (Cheju Island), Japan (Okinawa & Kagawa Prefecture), New Zealand (Rotarua), the Phillippines & probably elsewhere. The 12 million members of SGI around the world embrace Nichiren Buddhism

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