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The 18ft monument will be unveiled by Lennon’s son, Julian, in October, as part of the city’s two-month season of events to commemorate the former Beatle’s 70th birthday and 30th anniversary of his murder.
It was commissioned by California-based Global Peace Initiative and created by 19-year-old American artist Lauren Voiers to celebrate the musician and his message of peace.
The metal monument will be presented to the Beatles Story, which came up with the idea of a landmark in Liverpool, and sited in a prominent city centre location yet to be agreed.
Beatles Story managing director Jerry Goldman said today: “New York has got the Imagine mosaic in Strawberry Fields and it attracts hordes of people.
“Global Peace Initiative wants to create a peace monument on every continent and it was well down the road on their monument for Europe, which was designed to go to the site of the Berlin Wall.
“When I asked if it could design one for us, it said the concept it was working on could not be more appropriate for Liverpool and Lennon.”
The monument will incorporate a white feather within its design after a request from 47-year-old Julian, who sees it as a symbol of both his father’s spirit and peace.
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