International Peace Bell

The Bell of Peace in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Legend reads:
We dedicate this bell
    As a symbol of Hiroshima Aspiration:
    Let all nuclear arms and wars be gone,
    and the nations live in true peace!
May it ring to all corners of the earth
    to meet the ear of every man,
    for in it throb and palpitate
    the hearts of its peace-loving donors.
So may you, too, friends,
    step forward, and toll this bell for peace!

Dedicated September 20th, 1964
By Hiroshima Higan-No_Kai.

Barney ringing the bell

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