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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 the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park (広島平和記念公園, Hiroshima Heiwa Kinen Kōen) is a memorial park in the center of Hiroshima, Japan.It is dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack at the end of World War II, and to the memories of the bomb's direct and indirect victims (of whom there may have been as many as 140,000).
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is a museum located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, in central Hiroshima, Japan, dedicated to documenting the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in World War II. The museum was established in August 1955 with the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Hall (now the International Conference Center Hiroshima [ja]).
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) Hiroshima Prefecture: 775 (1996) vi: 0.4 ha; (43 ha) Atomic bomb Dome: ... of Japan Shared/multinational entries involving Japan
A-Bomb memorial car 651 and 652 at Genbaku Dome-mae in 2006 A-Bomb Memorial Day Right after the tram left the station to "Honkawa-cho", the tram across "Aioi bridge", and "Atomic Bomb Dome" can be seen on the left (south) Genbaku Dome-mae (Atomic Bomb Dome) is a Hiroden tram stop on the Hiroden Main Line, located in front of the Hiroshima Peace ...
List of World Heritage Sites in Eastern Asia. The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 99 World Heritage Sites in 5 countries (also called "state parties") of East Asia: China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Japan. [1][2] In this region, China is home to the most inscribed sites with ...
The Children's Peace Monument (原爆の子の像, Genbaku no Ko no Zō, lit. "Atomic Bomb Children Statue") is a monument for peace to commemorate Sadako Sasaki and the thousands of child victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. This monument is located in Hiroshima, Japan. Sadako Sasaki, a young girl, died of leukemia from radiation of the ...
Died. 26 December 1925. (1925-12-26) (aged 45) Prague, Czechoslovakia. Occupation. Architect. Jan Letzel (9 April 1880 – 26 December 1925) was a Czech architect who was active in early 20th century Japan. He is most famous for designing the Hiroshima Products Exhibition Hall that was partially destroyed in the atomic bombing of the city.