"The Peace Arch sits on the International Boundary between Canada and the United States and is dedicated to the lasting peace between the two countries.
The monument was first proposed by Samuel Hill who was a gifted roadbuilder with a dream that good transportation links would build a better world.
The International Peace Arch Association bought the 9 hectares that surround the arch in 1923 with the fundraising and support of local schools and donations."
和平拱门是为了纪念1814年美国和英国签订的Treaty of Ghent一百周年而修建的,拱门在1921年建成,是世界上第一个和平标志建筑。拱门是希腊式建筑,高约30米,顶上飘扬着加拿大和美国的国旗。加拿大一侧的门楣上写着:Brethren Dwelling Together in Unity(团结在一起的弟兄们),美国一侧的门楣上写着:Children of a Common Mother(同一个母亲的孩子们)。这是两句感召人心的话语,也是爱好和平人们的共同心愿。如今拱门之下的6千多公里的美加边境线是世界上最长的不设防边境线,正如门内东侧所说:“May These Gates Never Close”。