World Peace Gong

. Create by President of the World Peace Committee 202 Countries HE Mr Djuyoto Suntani.

World Peace Gong in Hungary
World Peace Gong in Kremenchuk, Ukraine

The World Peace Gong is a symbol of world peace. It was made in the Jepara Regency of Indonesia.[1]

Function

The function of the World Peace Gong[2] is to be peace in the world. The original World Peace Gong was cast in Jepara, Indonesia, before being taken around the world. Following this several gongs were created for permanent display in countries including Ukraine, China, Mozambique, India and Laos.

The first striking of the World Peace Gong was by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E.Mrs Megawati Sukarnoputri, on Bali on 31 December 2002 at 00:00 Central Standard time.

The Gong was struck for the following Events

The Grand Opening "Second Global Summit on Peace Through Tourism" 5–8 February 2003. United Nations Secretary General Geneva, Swiss - The Grand Opening "PATA Conference" 13–17 April 2003, Bali – Indonesia The Grand Opening "Borobudur International Festival" 11–17 June 2003, Central Java - Indonesia

Locations
  • Bali, Indonesia: The World Peace Gong Park can be found on the island of Bali, Indonesia Desa Budayal Kertalangu Bali. It was the venue for the Miss World Contestants commitment to World Peace, in September 2013, and World Peace Committee Summit in 2014.
  • Geneva, Switzerland
  • New Delhi, India
  • Penglai, Shandong, China
  • Gödöllő, Hungary: The World Peace Gong on the Szabadság (Liberty) square in Gödöllő, Hungary, is the fifth in the world. It was given by Indonesia as a present and a symbol of world wide 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 and 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 acknowledgement of advance in civilization, technology and economy and the peaceful social circumstances in Gödöllő. The Gong weighs 150 kg; it is a 2m diametre bronze circle relic, the work of Djuyoto Suntani, an Indonesian Top figure. The gong was inaugurated on 2 May 2007. The story of the gong is engraved in the small plaque in front and the park around it is populated with shrub species typical in the Tropics.
  • Vientiane, Laos
  • Paipa (Colombia)
  • Ambon (Indonesia)
  • Maputo (Mozambique)
  • Kremenchuk (Ukraine)
  • Vukovar (Croatia)
  • Berat (Albanian)
  • Jepara (Indonesia)[3]
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References
  1. "TIC JEPARA" (in Indonesian).
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Gödöllő - Városi Információs Portál". www.godollo.hu.
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