I originally posted the PORTLAND PLACES: Oregon Convention Center page on my old website on October 10, 2008.
…Continued from Light Rail Trains & Station.
Ulsan Bell of Sisterhood on August 31, 2008
Various art installations are located both inside and outside the Oregon Convention Center. One of the more prominent outdoor installations is Bell Circles II by Robert Coburn, installed in 1990.
Ulsan Bell of Sisterhood on August 31, 2008
It is a "sound garden" consisting of a pair of bronze Asian temple bells suspended inside bell houses of fir, steel and glass.
Ulsan Bell of Sisterhood on August 31, 2008
The bells are rung electronically in a sequence designed by Coburn, "orienting the listener to time and space while expressing the link between Oregon and the Pacific Rim."
Ulsan Bell of Sisterhood on August 31, 2008
Near the Holladay Street Entrance is the Ulsan Bell of Sisterhood, which was donated by Portland's sister city of Ulsan in the Republic of Korea.
Ulsan Bell of Sisterhood on August 31, 2008
The inscription on the bell reads as follows:
The sister city relationship between Ulsan, R.O.K., and Portland, U.S.A., was established on November 20, 1987. In order to commemorate the erection of the new convention center in Portland, and assure the lasting friendship and affection and cooperation between our two sister cities, we hereby donate a 'Bell of Sisterhood.'
November 20, 1988
Ulsan City,
Republic of Korea
Sapporo Friendship Bell on August 31, 2008
The Sapporo Friendship Bell is located at the corner of the Convention Center near the intersection of NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and NE Holladay Street.
Sapporo Friendship Bell on August 31, 2008
It was donated by Sapporo, Japan, another of Portland's sister cities, in February 1990 to commemorate 30 years of sisterhood with Portland.
Sapporo Friendship Bell on August 31, 2008
This bell's inscription reads:
IN COMMEMORATION OF
30 YEARS
OF
SISTERHOOD
PRESENTED
BY
THE CITY OF SAPPORO
JAPAN
FEBRUARY 1990
Sapporo Friendship Bell on August 31, 2008
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What a mind blowing center hall! Excited to attend a jewelry exhibition organized at one of the well known convention center next week. Mommy will accompany me to the event. Ads and banners regarding the same are published. Also heard a lot about beautiful interior of the venue. Hope the place is as per our expectations.
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