The document summarizes information about the Korean Friendship Bell located in Los Angeles, California. It was a gift from Korea to the US for its bicentennial in 1976. At 18 tons and modeled after an 8th century Korean bell, it was the largest bell in the world at that time. The bell and surrounding pavilion cost $950,000 to build. The pavilion has since faced deterioration and a non-profit organization called the Korean Friendship Bell Preservation Committee was established in 2006 to restore the bell and pavilion in multiple stages.

1. Introduction to
The Bell of Friendship
(Korean Friendship Bell)
June 25, 2015
Ernest Lee
Executive Director
Korean Friendship Bell Preservation Committee

2. Bell of Friendship
• Korea’s Bicentennial Gift to the People of the United States
• 18-tons, made mostly of bronze alloy
• Modeled after Devine Bell of King Song Deok
of Unified Shilla Period (771 AD)
• The largest bell in the world in 1976
• Cost $500,000 to cast, 9 Bell Masters, 12,000 laborers
• Pavillion was constructed over 10 months by 30 artisans
and stone masons who stayed at the barracks at Fort
MacArthur at additional cost of $450,000.
• First rung on July 4, 1976 in Busan; October 3, 1976 in Los
Angeles

3. Bell of Friendship

4. Bell of Friendship

5. Korean Friendship Bell Preservation
Committee (KFBPC)
• Established in 2006
• Formed from representatives of several
organizations – Korean American Federation,
National Unification Advisory Committee, Bell of
Friendship Foundation, Long Beach Korean-
American Chamber of Commerce & ROK Marines
Veterans Association
• 501(c)3 Non Profit Organization
• Dedicated solely to the preservation of the
Korean Friendship Bell and its Legacy

6. Korean Friendship Bell Restoration
• Research
• Budget
• Proposal
• Stage 1
• Stage 2
• Stage 3

7. Stage 1: Replacing the Link

8. Stage 2: Restore the Bell

9. Stage 2: Restore the Bell

10. Stage 3: Repair the Pavilion

11. Stage 3: Repair the Pavilion

12. Stage 3: Repair the Pavilion

13. Stage 3: Repair the Pavilion

14. Rededication: January 10, 2014

15. Rededication: January 10, 2014

16. Please Stay in Contact
• Info.kfbpc@gmail.com
• KFBPC
3601 S. Gaffey St. #12, San Pedro, CA 90731
• Like Us on Facebook: Korean Friendship Bell
• Follow Us on Twitter: @friendshipbell
• www.kfbpc.org (opening in August 2015)