Dai Heiwa Kinen Tō
The Great Peace Prayer Tower (Japanese: 大平和祈念塔, Hepburn: Dai Heiwa Kinen Tō) is a cenotaph tower in Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan.
General
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Misuzu Tsukue (1 January 2020). "Lofty white peace tower in Osaka is easily seen, but seldom discussed". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "PL Peace Tower". Tokyu Construction (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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External links
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Media related to Great Peace Prayer Tower at Wikimedia Commons- 超宗派万国戦争犠牲者慰霊大平和祈念塔 (in Japanese)
- Cemeteries in Japan
- Buildings and structures in Osaka Prefecture
- Burial monuments and structures
- Towers in Japan
- Military monuments and memorials
- Cenotaphs in Japan
- Towers completed in 1970
- Monuments and memorials in Japan
- Tourist attractions in Osaka Prefecture
- Visionary environments
- 1970 establishments in Japan
- Tondabayashi