Peace poles
made by an artist
Click the photos to see more about each peace pole
Peace poles are made to order so that they can be inscribed with your choice of languages. Each side has the peace message inscribed in a different language. Over 100 translations are available. In English the peace prayer reads "May Peace Prevail On Earth." The translations have been done by native speakers so that the sentiment is expressed in their idioms. For those with a special interest in this additional phrase, in English only I also have available "May Peace Be in Our Homes and Communities."
5-Sided
Copper Peace Pole
10.5 ft long
5 translations (more are possible)
7-Sided
Limestone Peace Pole
10 ft long
7 translations (more are possible)
4-Sided
Resin Peace Pole
8 ft long
4 translations (more are possible)
Large Round
Copper and Stainless Steel Peace Pole
14 to 21 ft long (3 to 4 feet go underground)
21 to 33 translations
Brass
Peace Stake
3 feet tall
3 translations
Others peace poles available include the
3-sided Stainless Steel peace pole
seen at right.
Instructions for planting peace poles can be seen by clicking Installation Options. Planting is simple and can be accomplished by anyone who can wield a shovel. Sometimes the installation is done as part of the dedication ceremony.
Peace poles take 3 to 10 weeks to create depending on the size and material. Limestone takes ten weeks. Resin takes three. However, usually I can make deadlines whenever they are.
Most people pay by mailing checks, but I also accept purchase
orders and credit cards.
1) Telephone me at 513-348-4744, or
2) Send an Email
Currently I am designing a couple of peace poles that contain a water element. People in two different parts of the country have requested peace poles that double as fountains.
The Tradition
Peace poles are a tradition that began 50 years ago. Since then more than 300,000 have been made by people in various countries and planted everywhere from the North Pole to the Gaza Strip. Usually they are planted in ceremonies at which they have been dedicated by everyone from President Jimmy Carter to Mother Theresa. They are not responses to any specific armed conflict. As there are monuments to war, these are monuments to peace.
Usually they are purchased by non-profit groups and "planted" in parks or at schools or churches. Some also go to private gardens at people's homes. One of mine was ordered by a family that was designing a garden around it for their daughter's wedding. Quite a few have been given as gifts, sometimes from a scout troop or a graduating class after a period of fund raising.
Sometimes people spend a year raising funds before they order their peace poles. Broad based community support for such projects is common, as is shown in this newspaper article about a peace pole I shipped to Opa-Locka, Florida.
International Day of Peace
Each year September 21, the United Nation’s International Day of Peace, is celebrated in more than 200 countries worldwide.
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How to make your own peace pole
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