Korean Friendship Bell In Los Angeles

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Korean Friendship Bell In Los Angeles

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Ram Vasudev

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The Korean Friendship Bell is a large bronze bell in a pavilion in San Pedro, Los Angeles. It was donated in 1976 to the people of Los Angeles by the people of the Republic of Korea to celebrate the bicentennial of the U.S. independence, honor veterans of the Korean War, and to consolidate traditional friendship between the two countries.

The bell was cast in Korea and shipped to the United States. Weighing 17 tons, with a height of twelve feet and a diameter of 7.5 feet, the bell is made of copper and tin, with gold, nickel, lead and phosphorous added for tone quality. The bell has no clapper but is struck from the outside with a wooden log. The pavilion is supported by twelve columns representing the twelve designs of the Oriental zodiac. Resting peacefully on the knoll overlooking the sea gate from which U.S. troops sailed into the Pacific ocean, the location provides great views of the Los Angeles harbor, the Catalina Channel and the sea terraces of San Pedro hill.

The bell is rung four times each year: the Fourth of July, August 15 (Korean Independence Day) and New Year’s Eve, and every September to coincide with bell ringings around the country to celebrate Constitution week. It was also rung on September 11, 2002, to commemorate the first anniversary of the 9/11/2001.

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