{"id":471,"date":"2013-06-07T14:23:32","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T13:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/?p=471"},"modified":"2018-09-01T14:26:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-01T13:26:11","slug":"rotterdam-has-world-peace-flame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/blog\/2013\/06\/07\/rotterdam-has-world-peace-flame\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotterdam has a World Peace Flame!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF44.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF44-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"Rotterdam has a World Peace Flame!\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF44-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF44-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF44.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The World Peace Flame burns in the entrance of \u2018De Groene Passage\u2019, an ecological shopping centre on the Mariniersweg (near the Coolsingel), right in the heart of Rotterdam.<br \/>\nThe first of June was the festive inauguration of the flame.<br \/>\nThe burning torch was carried from one shopkeeper to another, while they spoke aloud their connection with the World Peace Flame and peace.<br \/>\n12 year old Kiki Andrew read her beautiful poem about peace followed by speeches from Alexandra van Huffelen (the Alderman of Rotterdam), Henri\u00ebtte van Oekel (WPF group Rotterdam) and Quirine Wentink (WPF Foundation). Together they lit the flame. Roos Saat, as representative of \u2018De Groene Passage\u2019, received the Lamp with the burning flame and brought it to its permanent location in the entrance hall.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-471 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF16-300x218.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Rotterdam has a World Peace Flame!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF16-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF16.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF21-300x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Rotterdam has a World Peace Flame!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF21-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF21.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF27_0-300x205.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Rotterdam has a World Peace Flame!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF27_0-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF27_0.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF37-300x229.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Rotterdam has a World Peace Flame!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF37-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF37.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF56-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Rotterdam has a World Peace Flame!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF56-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF56.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF64_0-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF64_0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.worldpeaceflame.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/WPF64_0.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Peace Flame burns in the entrance of \u2018De Groene Passage\u2019, an ecological shopping centre on the Mariniersweg (near the Coolsingel), right in the heart of Rotterdam. 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