▁a ▁Sh into ▁shr ine , ▁made ▁of ▁cy press ▁wood . ▁The ▁bell ▁is ▁r ung ▁twice ▁a ▁year : ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁Spring , ▁at ▁the ▁V ernal ▁Equ ino x , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁a ▁bronze ▁statue ▁prom oting ▁the ▁s log an ▁Let ▁Us ▁Beat ▁S words ▁into ▁P low sh ares ▁was ▁don ated ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations . ▁It ▁was ▁sculpt ed ▁by ▁Ev gen iy ▁V uch et ich ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁human ▁wish ▁to ▁end ▁all ▁wars ▁by ▁converting ▁the ▁weapons ▁of ▁death ▁and ▁destruction ▁into ▁peace ful ▁and ▁product ive ▁tools ▁that ▁are ▁more ▁benef icial ▁to ▁man kind . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁S phere ▁Within ▁S phere ▁by ▁sculpt or ▁Arn al do ▁Pom od oro , ▁was ▁presented ▁as ▁a ▁gift ▁to ▁the ▁UN ▁by ▁Lam berto ▁D ini , ▁Minister ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁of ▁Italy . ▁ ▁A ▁life - size ▁t apest ry ▁copy ▁of ▁Pablo ▁Pic asso ' s ▁Gu ern ica , ▁by ▁Jac qu eline ▁de ▁la ▁Ba ume ▁D ür rb ach , ▁is ▁displayed ▁on ▁the ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁building ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁at ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁Security ▁Council ▁room . ▁ ▁Single ▁Form ▁is ▁a ▁sculpt ure ▁done ▁by ▁Barbara ▁He p worth ▁in ▁