by Susan | May 8, 2023 | Monuments
Macao, a Portuguese colony for 450 years, was turned over to the Chinese in 1999, whence it became a special administrative region. Before the handoff, the Portuguese spiffed up the long-neglected old town, recognizing that the Chinese would be more willing to...
by Susan | Apr 3, 2023 | Monuments
Peace Dove is in the Nasimi Culture and Leisure Park (named after the Azerbaijani poet and philosopher Imaddaddin Nasimi) and has become the symbol of the city. The monument was designed by Vagif Nazirov and architect A. Guliyev. Made of solid concrete, it was...
by Susan | Mar 20, 2023 | Monuments
At 10.30pm on August 1, 1945, 125 B-29 bombers flew over Nagaoka, Japan in an air raid. About 163,000 incendiary bombs totaling 925 tons were dropped on the city in one hour and 40 minutes, burning down 80 percent of the city. It took four days to cremate all the...
by Susan | Jan 16, 2023 | Monuments
The Peace Wall was dedicated on August 29 2019 by then-President Nursultan Nazarbayev. The day is significant: it is not only the annual International Day against Nuclear Tests but also the 27th anniversary of the closing of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site. The...
by Susan | Dec 19, 2022 | Monuments
Nagasaki native son Seibo Kitamura created the 32-foot bronze, whose right arm points upward toward the threat of nuclear destruction while the left arm is extended in a gesture of peace. His eyes are closed in prayer for the dead, but his muscular figure symbolizes...
