Swords into ploughshares
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"Beating swords into ploughshares" is the conversion of military weapons or technologies for peaceful civilian applications. The phrase originates from Isaiah 2:4:
Let Us Beat Swords into Ploughshares, a 1959 sculpture by Evgeniy Vuchetich in the United Nations Art Collection
Hand-separated large candlestick church chandelier with brass wax drip tray – GDR around 1980 – Use of armoured steel and brass – Single piece – Weight 10 kilograms
Mosaic in the Beit Habad Gallery, Jerusalem, quoting Isaiah 2:4, with lion, spear and spade
Tokyo Tower, the second-tallest tower in Japan, is partially constructed from steel obtained by recycling US tanks damaged in battle during the Korean War.
Yevgeny Vuchetich
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Yevgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich was a Soviet sculptor and artist. He is known for his heroic monuments, often of allegoric style, including The Motherland Calls, the largest sculpture in the world at th
Swords into ploughshares
…concept can be seen in a bronze statue in the United Nations garden called Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares, a gift from the Soviet Union sculpted by Evgeniy Vuchetich, representing the figure of a man hammering a sword into the shape of a plowshare. James Legge's translation of Analects of Confucius includes a story…
The Motherland Calls
Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park