Centennial Peace Plaza

Address: 1051 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

Year dedicated: 2020

Sponsoring organization: Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation

Architect: Berj Shakarian

The Centennial Peace Plaza is a 300-seat amphitheater that features a stage with a world map on its floor and a circular surrounding wall. Its entrance has a large pedestal with a peace medallion that features the Cultural Gardens’ mission statement: “peace through mutual understanding.” The plaza was created as a tribute to those who built the Cleveland Cultural Gardens throughout its first century, and it represents hope for the families of the future.

The plaza is situated between the lower levels of the Hungarian and German gardens.

The Peace Plaza hosts the World on Stage concert and event series, and it serves as our main stage for One World Day. It can also be used by our member gardens and by community groups.

We welcome grassroots and major donor support for ongoing maintenance of the plaza. We welcome your comments, suggestions and participation at any level. Please contact us with any questions or to make a donation.

Thank you to those who made the Centennial Peace Plaza possible.

From 2016 to 2020, the Cleveland Cultural Gardens undertook a major capital campaign to build the Centennial Peace Plaza.

We thank the following benefactors who made it possible:

Platinum Sponsors

Holden Parks Trust
The City of Cleveland and Cleveland Public Power
Cuyahoga County Council
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Northeast Ohio Sewer District
Key Bank

Gold Sponsors

Wael and Sawssan Khoury
Christine and Mehmet Gencer
Fran and Jules Belkin

VIP Sponsors

Vince Costanzo
The Vietnamese Cultural Garden
The Turkish Cultural Garden
The Krislaty Family

Thank you to those who made the Centennial Peace Plaza possible.

From 2016 to 2020, the Cleveland Cultural Gardens undertook a major capital campaign to build the Centennial Peace Plaza.

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

VIP Sponsors

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