Hiroshima Peace Memorial

Also known as Atomic Bomb Dome, A-Bomb Dome, Genbaku Dome

architectural structure

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The Hiroshima Peace Memorial is an architectural structure located in Hiroshima, Japan, built to commemorate the victims of the atomic bombing during World War II. It serves as a solemn reminder of the devastating effects of nuclear warfare and has become an important symbol of peace and nuclear disarmament worldwide.

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Instance of: memorial
Named after: nuclear bomb
Award: 100 Landscapes of Heisei
Country: Japan
Area: 42.7
Owned by: Hiroshima Prefecture
Location: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Image: Genbaku Dome04-r.JPG
Height: 25
Significant event: atomic bombing of Hiroshima

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Commons category: Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
Commons gallery: 広島市
Commons Institution page: Hiroshima Peace Memorial
inception: 1915-04-05
date of official opening: 1915-08-05
native label: 広島平和記念碑
ground level 360 degree view URL: www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/virtual/abd/pano/abd01swf-1.html
public transport stop: Genbaku Dome-mae Station
visitors per year: 2264543

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Encyclopedic overview

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (広島平和記念碑, Hiroshima Heiwa Kinenhi), originally the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, and now commonly called the Genbaku Dome, Atomic Bomb Dome or A-Bomb Dome (原爆ドーム, Genbaku Dōmu), is part of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.

The building is a prominent structure that remained standing in the area around the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, three days before the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and nine days before Japan surrendered, ending World War II. The ruin serves as a memorial to the over 140,000 people killed in the bombing. It is permanently kept in a state of preserved ruin as a reminder of the destructive effects of nuclear warfare.

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