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In the courtyard is the "Peace Bell". The gift of the Japanese Association for the UN and that of the Israeli Government are combined in a small area, known as the West Court Garden. The base and setting for the peace bell was faced with slabs of Israeli stone, quarried from the hills of Jerusalem. The base supports a pavilion, 13 feet in height, which houses the bell. The bell was donated by the Japanese UAN. It measures 3 feet 3 inches in height about 2 feet in diameter at its base. It weighs 250 pounds. It was cast from coins from some 60 countries as well as individual contributions. Inscribed on one side of the bell, in Japanese, are the words, "Long Live Absolute World Peace." |