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Holds soil from 800 war cemeteries.","purpose":"A solemn memorial dedicated to all victims of war, promoting peace and reconciliation through remembrance.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1335a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1335b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.comune.medea.go.it\/","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1775704894,"hug_count":0},{"id":1345,"name":"Arco della Pace (Peace Arch) - Milan","latitude":"45.47630000","longitude":"9.17450000","message":"A magnificent neoclassical triumphal arch built in the early 19th century, originally dedicated to peace and later to the unification of Italy.","purpose":"To symbolize the pursuit of peace and national unity, standing as a landmark of Milan's commitment to harmony.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1345a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1345b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.comune.milano.it\/","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1775704894,"hug_count":4},{"id":41,"name":"Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum","latitude":"50.03430000","longitude":"19.20840000","message":"Largest Nazi concentration camp, a memorial to Holocaust victims. The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (Polish: Pa\u0144stwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau)[3] is a museum on the site of the Nazi German Auschwitz concentration camp in O\u015bwi\u0119cim, Poland.\r\n\r\nThe site includes the main concentration camp at Auschwitz I and the remains of the concentration and extermination camp at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Both were developed and run by Nazi Germany during its occupation of Poland in 1939\u20131945. The Polish government has preserved the site as a research centre and in memory of the 1.1 million people who died there, including 960,000 Jews, during World War II and the Holocaust.[4] It became a World Heritage Site in 1979. Piotr Cywi\u0144ski is the museum's director.","purpose":"A preserved site of the largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp, serving as a solemn memorial and vital educational center for global peace.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/41a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/41b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.auschwitz.org\/en\/","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":84},{"id":1294,"name":"Bamiyan Peace Park","latitude":"34.82000000","longitude":"67.82000000","message":"A peace park built near the site of the destroyed Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan. The park includes gardens, walking paths, and educational displays about the region's rich Buddhist heritage.","purpose":"To promote peace, cultural preservation, and reconciliation in a region devastated by decades of conflict and cultural destruction.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1294a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1294b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.unama.unmissions.org\/peace-park-bamiyan","creator_user_id":"system","timestamp":1775349013000,"hug_count":70},{"id":1346,"name":"Basilica of Santa Croce - Florence","latitude":"43.76870000","longitude":"11.26270000","message":"Known as the \"Temple of the Italian Glories,\" this Franciscan basilica is the burial place of Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli. St. Francis preached peace and brotherly love.","purpose":"To honor the Franciscan message of peace and the great Italian figures who shaped culture and science, promoting human progress through peace.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1346a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1346b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.santacroceopera.it\/","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1775704894,"hug_count":4},{"id":1340,"name":"Basilica of St. Francis - Assisi","latitude":"43.07450000","longitude":"12.60560000","message":"The birthplace of the Franciscan Order, known worldwide for St. Francis's prayer \"Make me an instrument of your peace.\" A major pilgrimage site for peace.","purpose":"To honor St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of peace and ecology, and his timeless message of brotherly love and harmony.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1340a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1340b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.sanfrancescoassisi.org\/","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1775704894,"hug_count":0},{"id":1311,"name":"Beirut Peace Mural","latitude":"33.89380000","longitude":"35.50180000","message":"A massive mural painted on a building destroyed during the Lebanese Civil War. The mural depicts Lebanese citizens from different religious backgrounds embracing, symbolizing hope for peace.","purpose":"To heal the wounds of civil war and promote unity among Lebanon's diverse religious communities.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1311a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1311b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.gov.lb\/culture\/peace-mural","creator_user_id":"system","timestamp":1775349932000,"hug_count":2},{"id":1313,"name":"Canadian Peace Garden Chapel","latitude":"49.00000000","longitude":"-100.05000000","message":"The chapel within the International Peace Garden, designed to accommodate weddings and services from both countries. The chapel features stained glass windows representing peace.","purpose":"To provide a sacred space for reflection on peace and unity between nations.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1313a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1313b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/peacegarden.com\/chapel\/","creator_user_id":"system","timestamp":1775349932000,"hug_count":12},{"id":27,"name":"Children's Peace Monument","latitude":"34.39560000","longitude":"132.45260000","message":"A monument for child victims of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima.","purpose":"Located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, it is dedicated to Sadako Sasaki and all children who suffered from the atomic bomb, promoting world peace. The monument is located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan. Designed by native artists Kazuo Kikuchi and Kiyoshi Ikebe, the monument was built using money derived from a fund-raising campaign by Japanese school children, including Sadako Sasaki's classmates, with the main statue entitled \"Atomic Bomb Children\". The statue was unveiled on 5 May 1958, the Japanese Children's Day holiday. Sadako Sasaki, who died of an atomic bomb disease radiation poisoning is immortalized at the top of the statue, where she holds a wire crane above her head. Shortly before she passed, she had a vision to create a thousand cranes. Japanese tradition says that if one creates a thousand cranes, they are granted one wish. Sadako's wish was to have a world without nuclear weapons. Thousands of origami cranes from all over the world are offered around the monument. They serve as a sign that the children who make them and those who visit the statue desire a world without nuclear war, having been tied to the statue by the story that Sadako died from radiation-induced leukemia after folding just under a thousand cranes, wishing for world peace. However, an exhibit which appeared in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum stated that by the end of August 1955, Sadako had achieved her 1000-crane goal and continued to fold more cranes. Unfortunately, her wish was not granted and she died of the leukemia on October 25, 1955.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/27a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/27b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.hiroshima-kankou.com\/en\/sightseeing\/183","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":42},{"id":1319,"name":"Chongqing Peace Bridge","latitude":"29.56300000","longitude":"106.55000000","message":"A bridge spanning the Yangtze River in Chongqing, China, dedicated to peace and reconciliation between China and Japan. The bridge features sculptures representing friendship.","purpose":"To symbolize the friendship between China and Japan and promote peace in East Asia.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1319a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1319b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.chongqing.travel\/attractions\/peace-bridge","creator_user_id":"system","timestamp":1775349932000,"hug_count":10},{"id":12,"name":"Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro","latitude":"-22.95190000","longitude":"-43.21050000","message":"An embrace of peace over the world.","purpose":"Symbol of compassion. Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor, standard Brazilian Portuguese: [\u02c8k\u027eistu \u0281ed\u1ebd\u02c8to\u0281]) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian en","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/12a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/12b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.cristoredentor.tur.br\/en\/","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":37},{"id":226,"name":"Christchurch Peace Pagoda","latitude":"-43.53095500","longitude":"172.63664500","message":"Buddhist monument promoting non-violence","purpose":"Interfaith peace and meditation center","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/226a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/226b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/christchurch.nz\/peace-pagoda","creator_user_id":"system","timestamp":1755940514,"hug_count":8},{"id":1333,"name":"Column of Peace (Colonna della Pace)","latitude":"41.89750000","longitude":"12.49890000","message":"14-meter marble column standing in front of Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, erected in 1614. Comes from the ancient Basilica of Maxentius (formerly known as the Temple of Peace). Crowned with a bronze statue of the Virgin and Child.","purpose":"Dedicated to the Virgin Mary \"from whose womb was born the Prince of true peace.\" A symbol of peace in the heart of Rome.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1333a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1333b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.santamariamaggiore.va\/it.html","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1775704894,"hug_count":0},{"id":40,"name":"Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site","latitude":"48.26940000","longitude":"11.46780000","message":"Former Nazi camp, now a memorial and warning for peace. The camp was divided into two sections: the camp area and the crematorium. The camp area consisted of 32 barracks, including one for clergy imprisoned for opposing the Nazi regime and one reserved for medical experiments. The courtyard between the prison and the central kitchen was used for the summary execution of prisoners. The camp was surrounded by an electrified barbed-wire fence, a ditch, and a wall with seven guard towers.[16]\r\n\r\n\r\nPrisoners' barracks in 1945\r\nIn early 1937, the SS, using prisoner labor, initiated construction of a large complex of buildings on the grounds of the original camp. The construction was officially completed in mid-August 1938 and the camp remained essentially unchanged and in operation until 1945. A crematorium that was next to, but not directly accessible from within the camp, was erected in 1942. KZ Dachau was therefore the longest running concentration camp of the Third Reich. The Dachau complex included other SS facilities beside the concentration camp\u2014a leader school of the economic and civil service, the medical school of the SS, etc. The camp at that time was called a \"protective custody camp\", and occupied less than half of the area of the entire complex.","purpose":"The first Nazi concentration camp, preserved as a stark reminder of the Holocaust and a powerful call for tolerance and human rights.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/40a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/40b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dachau_concentration_camp","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":45},{"id":1293,"name":"DMZ Peace Trail, Korea","latitude":"37.91640000","longitude":"126.74620000","message":"A walking trail along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea. The trail passes through guard posts, tunnels, and observatories, offering a glimpse of one of the world's most heavily fortified borders.","purpose":"To promote peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula by turning the DMZ from a symbol of division into one of peace and ecological conservation.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1293a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1293b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.dmz.go.kr\/english\/","creator_user_id":"system","timestamp":1775349013000,"hug_count":0},{"id":9,"name":"Eiffel Tower, Paris","latitude":"48.85840000","longitude":"2.29450000","message":"For unity and culture in the heart of Europe.","purpose":"Symbol of love and peace","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/9a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/9b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.toureiffel.paris\/en","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":30},{"id":1285,"name":"European Peace Monument, Verdun","latitude":"49.16960000","longitude":"5.38160000","message":"A monument at the site of the Battle of Verdun (WWI), one of the longest and bloodiest battles in history. Features intertwined flags of France and Germany, symbolizing European unity.","purpose":"To commemorate the fallen of WWI and celebrate European peace and integration after centuries of conflict.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1285a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1285b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.ww1-veterans.org\/verdun-memorial","creator_user_id":"system","timestamp":1775349013000,"hug_count":0},{"id":1320,"name":"Gandhi Memorial, Taipei","latitude":"25.03300000","longitude":"121.56540000","message":"A statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Taipei, Taiwan, representing India's gift to the Taiwanese people. The statue is surrounded by gardens and often used for peace vigils.","purpose":"To promote Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence (Satyagraha) in East Asia.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1320a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1320b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.taipei.gov.taipei\/attractions\/gandhi-memorial","creator_user_id":"system","timestamp":1775349932000,"hug_count":5},{"id":71,"name":"Gandhi Smriti","latitude":"28.60090000","longitude":"77.20840000","message":"Site of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, a memorial to non-violence. Gandhi Smriti, formerly Birla House, is a museum in New Delhi, India, where Mahatma Gandhi spent the last 144 days of his life and was assassinated on January 30, 1948. The memorial preserves the house as it was during Gandhi's stay and includes exhibits of photographs, personal belongings, and rooms with preserved furnishings. It serves as a poignant shrine and one of India's important tourist attractions, drawing visitors from around the world to honor the father of the nation.","purpose":"To preserve the memory of Mahatma Gandhi and promote his philosophy of peace and non-violence through education and exhibitions.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/71a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/71b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/gandhismriti.gov.in\/","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":34},{"id":65,"name":"Garden of Forgiveness (Beirut)","latitude":"33.89900000","longitude":"35.50600000","message":"An archaeological garden fostering reconciliation and historical understanding. The Garden of Forgiveness (Hadiqat As-Samah) in Beirut is a planned archaeological park and a symbolic space for healing and reconciliation, located near Martyr's Square. Inspired by a vision to unite communities after the Civil War, it was conceived by Alexandra Asseily as a sanctuary for reflection amidst significant archaeological remains, including Roman and Phoenician layers of the city's 5,000-year history. While the vision is to create a unifying public space surrounded by places of worship, the site's long-term public accessibility and development have faced significant delays, with much of it remaining unbuilt and difficult to access","purpose":"Located in Beirut, Lebanon, this garden is built on ancient ruins, symbolizing reconciliation and offering a space for dialogue and historical appreciation amidst past conflicts.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/65a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/65b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/healingwoundsofhistory.com\/garden-of-forgiveness\/","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":26},{"id":11,"name":"Giza Pyramids, Cairo","latitude":"29.97920000","longitude":"31.13420000","message":"For ancient wisdom and enduring civilization.","purpose":"Historical harmony. The Giza pyramid complex consists of the Great Pyramid (also known as the Pyramid of Cheops or Khufu and constructed c.\u20092580 \u2013 c.\u20092560 BC), the slightly smaller Pyramid of Khafre (or Chephren) a few hundred metres to the south-west, an","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/11a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/11b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giza","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":64},{"id":1298,"name":"Goree Island - Door of No Return","latitude":"14.66740000","longitude":"-17.39990000","message":"The island off Dakar, Senegal, was the largest slave-trading center on the African coast. The \"Door of No Return\" memorial commemorates the millions of Africans who were enslaved and shipped to the Americas.","purpose":"To remember the victims of the transatlantic slave trade and promote reconciliation, healing, and peace among all peoples.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1298a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1298b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/26\/","creator_user_id":"system","timestamp":1775349931000,"hug_count":0},{"id":16,"name":"Hiroshima Peace Memorial","latitude":"34.39570000","longitude":"132.45450000","message":"A prayer for lasting peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons.","purpose":"Remembrance and future peace. In December 1996, the Genbaku Dome was registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List based on the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.[2] Its inclusion on the list is based on its survival ","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/16a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/16b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/hpmmuseum.jp\/en\/","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":32},{"id":1288,"name":"Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum","latitude":"34.39250000","longitude":"132.45170000","message":"A comprehensive museum documenting the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Exhibits include personal belongings, photographs, and survivor testimonies showing the devastating human cost of nuclear weapons.","purpose":"To educate visitors about the horror of atomic weapons, honor the victims, and advocate for nuclear disarmament and lasting world peace.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1288a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1288b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/hpmmuseum.jp\/","creator_user_id":"system","timestamp":1775349013000,"hug_count":7},{"id":76,"name":"Holocaust Memorial (Miami Beach)","latitude":"25.79090000","longitude":"-80.13840000","message":"A poignant tribute to the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.","purpose":"This powerful memorial in Miami Beach serves as a stark reminder of the atrocities of the Holocaust, urging remembrance and vigilance against hate.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/76a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/76b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/holocaustmemorialmiamibeach.org\/","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":59},{"id":1279,"name":"International Monument to the Reformation","latitude":"46.20080000","longitude":"6.14430000","message":"A 100-meter-long wall featuring the Geneva Reformers - Calvin, Beza, Knox, Farel. Built into the old city walls of Geneva, symbolizing the city's role as a refuge for religious tolerance.","purpose":"Celebrating religious freedom, tolerance, and Geneva's historic role as a city of peace and refuge for persecuted people worldwide.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1279a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1279b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.myswitzerland.com\/en\/experiences\/monument-de-la-reformation\/","creator_user_id":"system","timestamp":1775349013000,"hug_count":0},{"id":24,"name":"International Peace Garden","latitude":"48.99500000","longitude":"-100.00000000","message":"A large park dedicated to peace and friendship between the US and Canada.","purpose":"Spanning the international border, this garden symbolizes enduring peace and environmental harmony between two nations.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/24a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/24b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/peacegarden.com\/","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":86},{"id":1296,"name":"Kigali Genocide Memorial","latitude":"-1.94410000","longitude":"30.06190000","message":"A moving memorial to the 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi, where over 250,000 victims are buried. The memorial includes gardens, mass graves, and an educational center about the dangers of ethnic hatred.","purpose":"To honor the memory of genocide victims, educate future generations, and promote peace, reconciliation, and the prevention of future atrocities.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1296a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1296b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.kgm.rw\/","creator_user_id":"system","timestamp":1775349931000,"hug_count":0},{"id":31,"name":"Korean Friendship Bell","latitude":"33.71450000","longitude":"-118.29340000","message":"A massive bronze bell from Korea to the USA for friendship. The Korean Bell of Friendship (more commonly called Korean Friendship Bell) is a massive bronze bell housed in a stone pavilion located in Angel's Gate Park, situated in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Positioned at the intersection of Gaffey and 37th Streets, this section of the park is also referred to as the \"Korean\u2013American Peace Park\" and occupies a portion of the former Upper Reservation of Fort MacArthur.","purpose":"Located in San Pedro, California, this bell was a gift from the Republic of Korea, symbolizing lasting friendship and cultural ties.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/31a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/31b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.sanpedrochamber.com\/korean-friendship-bell","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":66},{"id":1282,"name":"La Colombe de la Paix (Peace Dove)","latitude":"48.85660000","longitude":"2.35220000","message":"A bronze sculpture of a dove, the universal symbol of peace, located in the Jardin du Luxembourg. Created by French sculptor Jean-Pierre de Portu in memory of victims of terrorism.","purpose":"To honor victims of terrorism and promote messages of peace, hope, and resilience.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1282a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1282b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.senat.fr\/visite\/jardin\/colombe.html","creator_user_id":"system","timestamp":1775349013000,"hug_count":0},{"id":19,"name":"Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe","latitude":"52.51440000","longitude":"13.37920000","message":"A field of 2,711 concrete slabs commemorating the Jewish victims of the Holocaust.","purpose":"According to Eisenman's project text, the stelae are designed to produce an uneasy, confusing atmosphere, and the whole sculpture aims to represent a supposedly ordered system that has lost touch with human reason. The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe Foundation official English website states that the design represents a radical approach to the traditional concept of a memorial, partly because Eisenman said the number and design of the monument had no symbolic significance.\r\n\r\nHowever, observers have noted the memorial's resemblance to a cemetery. The abstract installation leaves room for interpretation, the most common being that of a graveyard. \"The memorial evokes a graveyard for those who were unburied or thrown into unmarked pits, and several uneasily tilting stelae suggest an old, untended, or even desecrated cemetery.\" Many visitors have claimed that from outside the memorial, the field of grey slabs resemble rows of coffins. While each stone slab is approximately the size and width of a coffin, Eisenman has denied any intention to resemble any form of a burial site. The memorial's grid can be read as both an extension of the streets that surround the site and an unnerving evocation of the rigid discipline and bureaucratic order that kept the killing machine grinding along. Wolfgang Thierse, the president of Germany's parliament the Bundestag, described the piece as a place where people can grasp \"what loneliness, powerlessness and despair mean\". Thierse talked about the memorial as creating a type of mortal fear in the visitor. Visitors have described the monument as isolating, triggered by the massive blocks of concrete, barricading the visitor from street noise and sights of Berlin. 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A plaque by the Pe","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/17a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/17b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.japan-guide.com\/e\/e4402.html","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":86},{"id":80,"name":"National Civil Rights Museum","latitude":"35.13030000","longitude":"-90.05370000","message":"Preserving the history of the Civil Rights Movement.","purpose":"Housed at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, this museum chronicles the American Civil Rights Movement, inspiring justice and peaceful social change.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/80a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/80b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/civilrightsmuseum.org\/","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":59},{"id":231,"name":"New Plymouth Peace Pathway","latitude":"-39.05562500","longitude":"174.07522800","message":"Walking path with peace quotations","purpose":"Promoting daily reflection on peace","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/231a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/231b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/newplymouthnz.com\/peace-pathway","creator_user_id":"system","timestamp":1755940514,"hug_count":22},{"id":225,"name":"New Zealand World Peace Bell","latitude":"-36.84846100","longitude":"174.76333600","message":"Dedicated to universal peace and harmony. 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The park overlooks Cleveland Bay and Magnetic Island.","purpose":"To honor Australian peacekeepers and provide a space for reflection on Australia's contributions to global peace.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1305a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1305b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.townsville.qld.gov.au\/things-to-do\/parks\/peace-memorial-park","creator_user_id":"system","timestamp":1775349932000,"hug_count":28},{"id":1303,"name":"Peace Memorial, La Paz","latitude":"-16.50000000","longitude":"-68.15000000","message":"A monument in Bolivia's capital featuring indigenous and modern elements, symbolizing the peace between Bolivia's diverse cultures and the resolution of historical conflicts.","purpose":"To celebrate Bolivia's multicultural heritage and promote harmony among its indigenous and mestizo populations.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1303a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1303b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.lapaz.bo\/ciudad\/monumento-a-la-paz","creator_user_id":"system","timestamp":1775349931000,"hug_count":0},{"id":1329,"name":"Peace Memorial, Quito","latitude":"-0.18070000","longitude":"-78.46780000","message":"A monument in Ecuador's capital commemorating the peace agreement between Ecuador and Peru, ending a long-standing border conflict. 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It was built at a cost of $50 million by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, named after its founder Simon Wiesenthal, a Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter.[2] The museum receives 350,000 visitors annually, about a third of which are school-age children. The museum's most talked-about exhibit is \"The Holocaust Section\", where visitors are divided into groups to take their own place in some of the events of World War II. The museum also features testimonies of Holocaust survivors, often from live volunteers who tell their stories and answer questions. People also get cards with pictures of Jewish children on them and at the end of the museum trip, it is revealed whether the child on the card survived or was murdered in the Holocaust.\r\n\r\nIn addition, the museum features a \"Tolerancenter\" that discusses issues of prejudice in everyday life, a Multimedia Learning Center, Finding Our Families \u2013 Finding Ourselves, a collection of archives and documents, various temporary exhibits such as Los Angeles visual artist Bill Cormalis Jr's \"'A' Game In The B Leagues\", which documents through paintings, the Civil Rights Movement during the segregation of colored people in Major League Baseball, and an Arts and Lectures Program.\r\n\r\nA classroom visit to the museum is featured in the 2007 movie Freedom Writers, based on the real-life story of high school teacher Erin Gruwell and her students. 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Originally a masterpiece of Ottoman architecture from 1566, its deliberate destruction in 1993 represented the senselessness of war. 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The new cathedral, completed in 1962, quickly became a symbol of this reconciliation, a theme actively promoted by the cathedral through various initiatives and ministries.","purpose":"The ruins of the old Coventry Cathedral, deliberately preserved after its bombing in WWII, stand alongside the new cathedral as a potent symbol of peace and reconciliation.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/88a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/88b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.coventrycathedral.org.uk\/about-us\/reconciliation\/","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":48},{"id":70,"name":"The United Nations Headquarters","latitude":"40.74890000","longitude":"-73.96800000","message":"Global center for diplomacy and peace-building. One place where the world's nations can\ngather together, discuss common problems\nand find shared solutions.\n\n \n\nThe United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter.\n\nThe UN has evolved over the years to keep pace with a rapidly changing world.\n\nBut one thing has stayed the same: it remains the one place on Earth where all the world\u2019s nations can gather together, discuss common problems, and find shared solutions that benefit all of humanity.","purpose":"Located in New York City, this complex serves as the primary headquarters for the United Nations, a global organization dedicated to international peace and security.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/70a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/70b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":74},{"id":45,"name":"The Wall of Peace","latitude":"48.85760000","longitude":"2.29820000","message":"Contemporary art installation with \"peace\" in 49 languages. The Wall for Peace (Mur pour la Paix) is a contemporary art installation in Paris, created by artist Clara Halter and architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Located in the Champ de Mars, it features glass panels inscribed with the word \"PEACE\" in many languages, with letter boxes for visitors to leave their own messages of peace. Symbolizing the fragility of peace, the monument was inaugurated in 2000 and serves as a site for events and demonstrations for human rights and peace.","purpose":"Near the Champ de Mars in Paris, this artistic structure uses glass panels to display the word \"peace\" in numerous languages, fostering global unity.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/45a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/45b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com.au\/Attraction_Review-g187147-d4545345-Reviews-The_Wall_for_Peace-Paris_Ile_de_France.html","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":38},{"id":999,"name":"The World","latitude":"-25.34386532","longitude":"131.03713742","message":"The whole world. Our earth is a perfect manifestation of our collective state of mind. Whilst there is hate, there will be war. So it is not Trump or Netanyahu or Putin or whoever, peace begins with me. It is each one of us that needs to love more than divide. ","purpose":"Wars do not bring peace, hate never wins, love will always prevail, for our earth to be healed of all its divisions we need love and hugging the entire world is a great place to start","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/hugmercury.png","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.png","more_info_url":"https:\/\/worldpeace.org.au","creator_user_id":"","timestamp":1755940514,"hug_count":333},{"id":1337,"name":"Torrazzo (Peace Bell Tower)","latitude":"45.13350000","longitude":"10.02520000","message":"The brick campanile of Cremona Cathedral, built in 1238, stands as a historic peace monument. It is one of the tallest brick bell towers in the world.","purpose":"A symbol of enduring peace through centuries of history, representing the timeless human desire for harmony.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1337a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1337b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.comune.cremona.it\/","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1775704894,"hug_count":0},{"id":15,"name":"Uluru, Australia","latitude":"-25.34150000","longitude":"131.03540000","message":"Uluru, or Ayers Rock, is a massive sandstone monolith in the heart of the Northern Territory\u2019s arid \"Red Centre\". The nearest large town is Alice Springs, 450km away. Uluru is sacred to indigenous Australians and is thought to have started forming around 550 million years ago. It\u2019s within Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, which also includes the 36 red-rock domes of the Kata Tjuta (colloquially \u201cThe Olgas\u201d) formation","purpose":"Respect and reconciliation. As with many sites around Australia, there are stories from The Dreaming associated with Uluru that date back thousands of years. According to the A\u1e49angu, traditional landowners of Uluru:[52]\r\n\r\n    The world was once a feature","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/15a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/15b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/parksaustralia.gov.au\/uluru\/","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":96},{"id":20,"name":"Vietnam Veterans Memorial","latitude":"38.89140000","longitude":"-77.04750000","message":"A national memorial in Washington D.C. honoring service members of the U.S. armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly called the Vietnam Memorial, is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring service members of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam War. The two-acre (8,100 m2) site is dominated by two black granite walls engraved with the names of those service members who died or remain missing as a result of their service in Vietnam and South East Asia during the war. ","purpose":"To honor the memory of those who served, emphasizing peace and reflection on the human cost of conflict.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/20a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/20b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":43},{"id":18,"name":"Wollongong Headland Peace Lighthouse","latitude":"-34.42190000","longitude":"150.90970000","message":"In 2001, on the eve of yet another manufactured war, I spoke with my wife about an idea \u2014 a small act of defiance against the crushing weight of powerlessness we felt. Perhaps it was naive, even silly, but it was something raw and human, a way to reclaim our most primal truth: that we are made for connection, not destruction.\n\nA few weeks later, as helicopters thundered over Wollongong\u2019s shoreline, nearly 600 people came together on the sand, arms outstretched, hearts open, for the World\u2019s Biggest Hug for Peace.\n\nSocial media thrives on conflict; war feeds on lies. But peace? Peace speaks in whispers\u2014in empathy, in kindness, in the quiet understanding between two souls. There is no shouting in a hug, no deception, no victor or vanquished. There is only the unspoken truth: We are here. We are together. We choose love.\n\nIt wasn\u2019t a world record, but for those of us who stood there, wrapped in each other\u2019s arms, it was something far more profound. A hug asks for nothing, takes nothing, conquers nothing\u2014it simply is. In that embrace, all hierarchies dissolve. Fame, wealth, power\u2014none of it matters. Like death, love strips us bare and reminds us: We are equal. We are one.\n\nNow, as our planet burns and species vanish, as leaders and media spin their endless divisions, it\u2019s easy to believe that the love of power has triumphed over the power of love.\n\nBut here\u2019s the good news: After 25 years, the World\u2019s Biggest Hug for Peace is back. This time, it\u2019s virtual. With our app, you can record your hugs from anywhere on Earth \u2014 and send them to the places that need them most. It\u2019s a simple act, a quiet rebellion. A reminder that while the world may obsess over power, only love can truly heal.\n\nWe'd love you to check out peace monuments from all over the world and offer them your love, or perhaps you'd like to honor some of your favorite places by giving them a hug every so often.","purpose":"Worlds Biggest Hug for Peace home. To call for a non-violent resolution to the crisis precipitated by the attacks on the US World Trade Centre and Pentagon. Also, the silent one minute hug is a vigil for victims of war everywhere.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/18a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/18b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/worldpeace.org.au","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":97},{"id":1286,"name":"World Peace Pagoda, Pokhara","latitude":"28.21000000","longitude":"83.97000000","message":"A stunning white stupa overlooking Phewa Lake in Pokhara, Nepal. One of over 80 Peace Pagodas built worldwide by Nipponzan-My\u014dh\u014dji Buddhists. Features four golden Buddha statues representing different stages of his life.","purpose":"To inspire peace, meditation, and non-violence. The pagoda offers breathtaking views and a tranquil atmosphere for reflection.","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1286a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/1286b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Peace_Pagoda","creator_user_id":"system","timestamp":1775349013000,"hug_count":0},{"id":22,"name":"Yad Vashem","latitude":"31.77380000","longitude":"35.17480000","message":"Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. According to Eisenman's project text, the stelae are designed to produce an uneasy, confusing atmosphere, and the whole sculpture aims to represent a supposedly ordered system that has lost touch with human reason. The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe Foundation official English website states that the design represents a radical approach to the traditional concept of a memorial, partly because Eisenman said the number and design of the monument had no symbolic significance.\r\n\r\nHowever, observers have noted the memorial's resemblance to a cemetery. The abstract installation leaves room for interpretation, the most common being that of a graveyard. \"The memorial evokes a graveyard for those who were unburied or thrown into unmarked pits, and several uneasily tilting stelae suggest an old, untended, or even desecrated cemetery.\" Many visitors have claimed that from outside the memorial, the field of grey slabs resemble rows of coffins. While each stone slab is approximately the size and width of a coffin, Eisenman has denied any intention to resemble any form of a burial site. The memorial's grid can be read as both an extension of the streets that surround the site and an unnerving evocation of the rigid discipline and bureaucratic order that kept the killing machine grinding along. Wolfgang Thierse, the president of Germany's parliament the Bundestag, described the piece as a place where people can grasp \"what loneliness, powerlessness and despair mean\". Thierse talked about the memorial as creating a type of mortal fear in the visitor. Visitors have described the monument as isolating, triggered by the massive blocks of concrete, barricading the visitor from street noise and sights of Berlin. ","purpose":"To commemorate the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, research the Holocaust, and educate future generation. Yad Vashem organizes professional development courses for educators both in Israel and throughout the world; develops age-appropriate study programs, curricula, and educational materials for Israeli and foreign schools in order to teach students of all ages about the Holocaust; holds exhibitions about the Holocaust; collects the names of Holocaust victims;[40] collects photos, documents, and personal artifacts; and collects Pages of Testimony memorializing victims of the Holocaust","image_url_1":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/22a.jpg","image_url_2":"https:\/\/worldsbiggesthugforpeace.worldpeace.org.au\/images\/22b.jpg","more_info_url":"https:\/\/www.yadvashem.org\/","creator_user_id":"admin_peace","timestamp":1755316742000,"hug_count":63}]}