{"id":466233,"date":"2025-09-04T13:18:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akbartravels.com\/in\/blogs\/?p=466233"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:49:21","slug":"world-peace-day-if-you-think-we-need-more-peace-visit-these-monuments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akbartravels.com\/in\/blogs\/world-peace-day-if-you-think-we-need-more-peace-visit-these-monuments\/","title":{"rendered":"World Peace Day 2025: If You Think We Need More Peace, Visit These Monuments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you think the world has enough peace currently? If not, this list of peace monuments is for you. While highlighting the atrocities of the past, these beautiful structures showcase how humanity keeps its hope intact. This World Peace Day 2025, falling on 21st September, explore the symbols of survival and peace in a world where finding a moment of silence can be quite challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hiroshima Peace Memorial<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Hiroshima<\/a>
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Image credit: Unsplash\/Alex V<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The UNESCO Peace Monument Hiroshima is a structure that has seen the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima. Even though the Prefectural Hall with the grand dome stood for years, its birth as a monument of peace came with the dropping of bombs on 6th August 1945. While everything else was blown to bits, the skeleton of this structure stood tall, emerging as a reminder of the atrocities of nuclear wars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apply for your Japan Visa online<\/a> and secure the lowest airfares to Tokyo<\/a>, because nothing can teach you more about peace on World Peace Day 2025 than the city that still blooms after the gravest destruction. Also, visit the Children\u2019s Peace Monument in Hiroshima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Address:<\/strong> 1-10 Otemachi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima, 730-0051, Japan.
AT Suggestion<\/strong>: Visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum next to see the fragments of the first atomic bomb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monument Against War and Fascism for Peace<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the simplest monuments of Peace, indicating that peace should be an everyday part of life, not something extraordinary, hides in Harburg, Germany. This World Peace Day 2025, visit the sinking 45-foot-high, lead-covered pillar, which looks like a grave headstone at the top. The pillar is visible in a chamber below, showcasing the names of multiple visitors who explored Germany in 1986. You can explore this as World Peace Day 2025 activities by securing your Germany Visa<\/a> or hop on cheap flights to Vienna<\/a> to see the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharing the same name, the monument stands in Vienna, where Nazi violence hit the hardest from 1938 to 1945. The pristine white monument is known for its provocative imagery, and also has the names of victims, gas masks, slave labour, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AT Tip:<\/strong> It\u2019s recommended to explore with all-inclusive Vienna tour packages<\/a> to make better sense of the structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choeung Ek Stupa<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Choeung<\/a>
Choeung Ek Stupa in Cambodia
Image credit: Shutterstock\/AlanMorris<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of the most horrifying peace monuments around the world, the Choeung Ek Stupa aims to provide dignity to the victims who were slaughtered by the former PM Pol Pot. The Stupa is a resting place, housing the skulls of over 5,000 people who were tortured and murdered by the Khmer Rouge. Declared by UNESCO as a major Peace monument, it aims to show the world a small portion of the harm that genocides bring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s not recommended for kids to explore on World Peace Day 2025, as at times the ground floor is opened, allowing visitors to see the skulls with no glass windows as a barrier. Secure cheap flights to Cambodia<\/a> and reserve the best hotels in Phnom Penh<\/a> to see this attraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Address:<\/strong> FVMW+QX8, \u1795\u17d2\u179b\u17bc\u179c\u1787\u17be\u1784\u17af\u1780, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover: Cambodia Solo Travel Guide for Independent Adventurers<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Shanti Stupa<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Shanti<\/a>
Shanti Stupa
Image credit: Unsplash<\/a><\/strong>\/Anmol Arora<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Does finding peace seem difficult? You\u2019ll easily find it by securing the lowest airfares to Leh<\/a> and visiting the beautiful Shanti Stupa. Surrounded by dazzling white hilly landscapes, the Stupa stands out as a gem atop Chanspa Hill. Shanti Stupa is an ode to Buddhist teachings and was constructed in 1991 under the genius eye of Bhikshu Gyomo Nakamura from Japan. National Peace Day in India, visit this monument, covered in illustrations of the Dalai Lama and Buddha\u2019s relics at the base inside. The Stupa commemorates 2,500 years of Buddhism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure exciting Leh tour packages<\/a> to add some peace to your chaos-filled routine at the World Peace Monument India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Address:<\/strong> Shanti Stupa Rd, Leh, Jammu and Kashmir 194101.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AT Suggestion:<\/strong> Also visit the World Peace Dome in Pune if you have the time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salvation Mountain<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Salvation<\/a>
Salvation Mountain
Image credit: Unsplash\/Zachary Stanley<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Can you feel the love in the world? If not, this World Peace Day 2025, take a cheap flight to California<\/a> to catch the most beautiful sight in the middle of the barren desert. The artist of this magnificent piece of art is Leonard Knight, who spent most of his life constructing and painting the Salvation Mountain. Reserve the best hotels in California and drive out to the desert to see the real-life sermon on the mount, literally, which took 28 years to make!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mountain is made of adobe clay and hay, and is surrounded by structures made of telephone poles, car windows, and tires. Grab early appointment spots for your US visa<\/a> application soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Timings: <\/strong>8 am to 4:30 pm
Address: <\/strong>Beal Rd, Niland, CA 92257, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine Peace Tower<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Imagine<\/a>
Imagine Peace Tower
Image credit: Pexels\/Gylfi Gylfason<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Constructed by Yoko Ono, the Imagine Peace Tower is nothing but a bright beam of light shooting into the sky. It\u2019s not one light, but a collection of six. The monument has Imagine Peace written all over the base in 24 languages. The Peace Tower is located in Iceland, one of the world\u2019s most peaceful countries, which you should explore with customizable Iceland tour packages.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tower was constructed in memory of John Lennon and lights up a few times all year round. Apply for your Schengen visa<\/a> online to admire this bright monument of hope.

Address:<\/strong> Videy, Iceland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AT Tip:<\/strong> The Imagine Peace Tower will not shine on 21st<\/sup> September. You can catch it from 9th<\/sup> October 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover: Schengen Countries List 2025: Unlock the Door to Visa-Free Adventure.<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A few other monuments you should see on International World Peace Day are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n