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28-AUG-2011

Gödöllő, World Peace Gong

Located in Szabadság tér, the World Peace Gong is the fifth in the world and the first and only European peace gong which was given by Indonesia as a present and a symbol of worldwide friendship to the town of Gödöllő. The gong, a symbol of fraternity, shows the flags of all the countries, the symbols of all the religions and the maps of the oceans of the Earth. It was created by the World Peace Committee as a memento for the bomb attack in Bali in 2002. The gong was offered to Gödöllő in 2007 as an acknowledgment of advances in civilization, technology and economy as well as the peaceful social circumstances in Gödöllő. The Gong weighs 150 kg; it is a 2m diameter bronze circle relic, the work of Djuyoto Suntani, an Indonesian sculptor. The gong was inaugurated on May 2, 2007. The story of the gong is engraved in the small plaque in front and the park around it is populated with shrub species typically found in the Tropics. The gong remains in excellent condition, apart from the scratching out, prior to 2009, of the Israeli flag. (Wikipedia)

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Isabel Cutler09-Sep-2011 23:49
Such stunning detail!
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)09-Sep-2011 22:23
Great shot Helen!Vote
Paolo