Dai Heiwa Kinen Tō

PL Peace Tower

Dai Heiwa Kinen Tō (大平和祈念塔), lit. The Great Peace Prayer Tower, is a cenotaph tower in Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan.

General

The official name of the cenotaph tower is literally "non-denominational [lit.: above denominations] war victims great cenotaph tower to pray peace" (超宗派万国戦争犠牲者慰霊大平和祈念塔, Chōshūha Bankoku Sensō Giseisha irei dai heiwa kinen tō). The tower is 180 m in height, white in color, and built by the Church of Perfect Liberty in August 1970.[1] The tower was built by Tokyu Construction.[2]

The cenotaph is dedicated to the souls of all war victims in history, regardless of race, ethnic group, sovereign state, border, region, religion, religious denomination and creed. The cenotaph is also used as a tomb for unidentified war victims. A ceremony and memorial service, where participants pray for world peace, is held annually on 1 August.

See also

References

  1. ^ Misuzu Tsukue (1 January 2020). "Lofty white peace tower in Osaka is easily seen, but seldom discussed". The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ "PL Peace Tower". Tokyu Construction (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

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