The Newport, Kentucky Worl Peace Bell is one of more than twenty Peace Bells around the world. It weighs 33,285 kg (73,381 lb) and is 3.7 m (12 feet) wide. From 2000 until 2006 it was the largest swinging bell in the world. It was dedicated on December 31 1999, and was first swung as the year 2000 opened.