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The Korean Bell of Friendship is a massive Bronze Bell housed in a stone pavilion in Angel's Gate Park, in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, California . Located at the corner of Gaffey and 37th Streets, the section of the park is alternatively called the "Korean-American Peace Park," and occupies part of the former Upper Reservation of Fort MacArthur . The bell was presented by the Republic Of Korea to the American people to celebrate the bicentennial of the United States , to honor American veterans of the Korean War , and to symbolize friendship between the two nations. The effort was coordinated by Philip Ahn , a Korean-American actor. It was dedicated on October 3 , 1976 and declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 187 in 1978 . It is modeled after the Divine Bell of symbol, a branch of Rose Of Sharon , a branch of Laurel , and a dove. The bell is struck four times a year: on New Year's Eve , the national independence days of the United States ( Fourth Of July ) and South Korea ( August 15 ) and every September in celebration of Constitution Week. It was also rung on September 11 , 2002 to commemorate the first anniversary of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks . The bell does not have a clapper; instead, it is sounded by striking it with a large wooden log. The pavilion which houses the bell was built by Korean craftsmen over a period of ten months. Its design is Traditional . It is symmetric, consisting of a peaked, gabled roof supported by twelve columns representing the Chinese Zodiac , each column guarded by a carved animal. The Korean Bell of Friendship was featured in the movie '' The Usual Suspects ''. EXTERNAL LINKS
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