Nagasaki Peace Park - Peace Symbols Zone

Peace Symbols Zone

In 1978 the city of Nagasaki established a "Peace Symbols Zone" on both sides of the park and invited donations of monuments from countries round the world. The following monuments can be seen in the park:

  • "Relief of Friendship" from Porto, Portugal (Nagasaki's sister city), 1978
  • "Joy of Life" from Czechoslovakia, (donated to Nagasaki in 1980). The bronze statue 260 cm in height was made by Czech sculptor Jan Hána (1927–1994) in 1975.
  • "A Call" from Bulgaria, 1980
  • "Monument of People's Friendship" from the former German Democratic Republic, 1981
  • "Protection of Our Future" from the city of Middelburg, The Netherlands (Nagasaki's sister city), 1983
  • "Statue of Peace" from the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1985
  • "Maiden of Peace" from the People's Republic of China, 1985
  • "Flower of Love and Peace" from Poland, 1986
  • "Hymn to Life" from the City of Pistoia, Italy, 1987
  • "Sun Crane of Peace" from the Republic of Cuba, 1988
  • "Monument of Peace" from Santos, Brazil (Nagasaki's sister city), 1988
  • "Infinity" from Ankara, Republic of Turkey, 1991
  • "Constellation Earth" from St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (Nagasaki's sister city), 1992
  • "Triumph of Peace over War" from the City of San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1996
  • "Cloak of Peace", by Te Korowai Rangimarie from New Zealand, 2006.

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