''Bell Circles II'', also known as ''Sapporo Friendship Bell'' and part of the sound installation by composer Robert Coburn called ''Bell and Wind Environment'' (along with ''

Korean Temple Bell ''Korean Temple Bell'', part of the sound installation by composer Robert Coburn called ''Bell and Wind Environment'' (along with ''Bell Circles II''), is an outdoor bronze bell by an unknown Korean artist, housed in a brick and granite pagoda outs ...

''), is an outdoor bronze bell by an unknown Japanese artist, housed in a brick and granite pagoda outside the

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, United States. The temple bell was presented by the people of Portland's sister city

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and dedicated in February 1990. It cost $59,000 and was funded through the Convention Center's One Percent for Art program and by private donors. According to the

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, some residents raised concerns about the bell's religious symbolism and its placement outside a public building. It was surveyed and considered "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian's "

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" program in July 1993.

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Bells to stay despite Christian objections
(November 28, 1990), ''The Bulletin''
Oregon Convention Center: Art Walking Tour
(PDF)
''Bell Circles II'', 1990
at cultureNOW 1990 establishments in Oregon 1990 sculptures Bronze sculptures in Oregon Individual bells in the United States Lloyd District, Portland, Oregon Northeast Portland, Oregon Outdoor sculptures in Portland, Oregon Works by Japanese people {{Oregon-sculpture-stub

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