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The park in its current condition was established with the filling of Lake Burley Griffin in the 1960s; however the park's history is much older, as it was part of the original Royal Canberra Golf course which is now underneath the lake. The part of the golf course which had not been flooded was
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In 2018 the Canberra Rotary Peace Bell was unveiled in the spirt of Peace in our Cities and homes. This bell is one of 27 in the world with the first World Peace bell unveiled in the forecourt of the United Nations in New York in 1954. The UN Peace Bell was donated by Choyoji Nakagawa, a former
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Japanese soldier, and that bell and all 27 World Peace bells are struck on the UN International Day of Peace 21 September each year.
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It also has a Wisteria pergola sponsored by Totalcare industries in celebration of the Nara sister city relationship.
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from which the present garden takes its name. The northern segment of the road is still present on
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peninsula. The garden was officially named in 1963. Lennox Crossing was named after
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Located within the park is the Canberra-Nara Peace Park (not to be confused with
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Controversially, it also has a monument dedicated to the
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Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory
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35°17′54″S 149°7′19″E / 35.29833°S 149.12194°E / -35.29833; 149.12194

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Lake Burley Griffin
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Molonglo River
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