# World Peace Bell, a sculpture of Christchurch

A sculpture on the city’s public ground, standing in Christchurch Central.

Suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city)

From the air, an aerial view of World Peace Bell: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=memorial-world-peace-bell (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## On the register nearby

Listed places within about 300m, neighbours of the monument, not the monument itself unless the register says so.

- [Bandsmen's Memorial Rotunda and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/192) · List 3093
- [Hagley Park](https://www.chch.live/place/501)
- [Cuningham House and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/23), 7 Riccarton Avenue · List 1862

## The ground under it

- [The February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding
- [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce
- [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.7](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · ~250 m from the pin · 135 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53137&lon=172.621683&radius=250

## Around it

- [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), the botanic park it’s inside
- [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north), sports ground park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-420-christchurch-central-city), track · ~200 m
- [Rose Sculpture](https://www.chch.live/memorial/rose-sculpture), monument · under 150 m
- [Rusty Cabbage Tree](https://www.chch.live/memorial/rusty-cabbage-tree), monument · ~150 m
- [Diminish and Ascend](https://www.chch.live/memorial/diminish-and-ascend), monument · ~250 m
- [Dalai Lama visit memorial](https://www.chch.live/memorial/dalai-lama-visit-memorial), monument · ~300 m


## The reports nearby
275 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9081445), [6 Riccarton Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/6-riccarton-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9069592), Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9001746), New Zealand Icon Garden, Water Garden Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9001723), New Zealand Icon Garden, Water Garden Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8938207), Hagley Park South 57 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8911365), 3410435, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Animal - Domestic](https://www.chch.live/report/8898446), Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8898312), [6 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/6-riccarton-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8799687), Hagley Park South 57 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8741146), Riccarton Ave (Hospital), Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8735372), Hagley Park South 57 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8636197), Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is World Peace Bell?**

A sculpture in the open map’s record of Christchurch, standing in [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city).

**Where does World Peace Bell stand?**

In Christchurch Central, the pin is the map’s own position. The register keeps 3 places within 300m of it.

**Is the pin on the map exact?**

It’s OpenStreetMap’s position, a surveyed-looking point, but a volunteer map’s one. Nearby ground and register places are neighbours, not the same record.


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The position and the tags are OpenStreetMap’s, a named node or way tagged memorial or artwork inside the city boundary (ODbL). Maker, material and date fields are the mapper’s own, kept verbatim; a listing is a lead, not a catalogue record.
The page: https://www.chch.live/memorial/world-peace-bell
Every monument as data: https://www.chch.live/memorials.geojson
The quiet ground: https://www.chch.live/cemetery
