Peace Flame. Wellington. New Zealand.
S 41° 16.855 E 174° 46.205
60G E 313252 N 5427659
In a secluded corner of the Wellington Botanical Gardens there is a garden dedicated to Peace. This tranquil spot houses a Japanese lantern containing an eternal flame of the preserved fires from the atomic holocaust at Hiroshima.
Waymark Code: WM767G
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 09/07/2009
Views: 28
Situated next to the Lady Norwood Rose Garden, by the waterfall, the Peace Flame Garden with the Japanese lantern in the centre of the pond has seats placed around it. Visitors can stop for a time, sit and contemplate on the meaning of Peace. A plaque at the entrance reads,
‘The Flame calls attention to the indiscriminate and uncontainable nature of nuclear weapons which kill beyond borders and generations. It implores us to honour the Principles espoused in the United Nations Charter of settling disputes by peaceful means.’
This Flame is from the fires of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which were united at the Toshogu shrine, Ueno, Tokyo. It was in 1994 that the Flame was lit in the Japanese lantern during the redevelopment of the site.
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