The memorial, a stained-glass window about 15 feet (4,6 meters) wide and 12 feet (3,7 meters) high, contains several symbols of peace and love, such as the young child in the center being kissed ...

Business Insider spoke with Tim Marshall, author of "Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags" about how the swastika was a symbol of peace until Hitler and the Nazi party changed its meaning.

I like doves, which are universally regarded as symbols of hope, love and peace. As such, they decorate several of the greeting cards that friends and family send us each holiday season.

The city suffered immensely in the aftermath but in the decades since, it has become a symbol for loss ... Nagasaki Foundation for the Promotion of Peace. The committee compared the cross in ...