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Coordinates: 34°23′34″N132°27′09″E34.3927°N 132.4524°E. 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.
- The A-Bomb Dome. Probably the city’s most recognisable sight, the Genbaku Dome, or A-Bomb Dome as it’s more commonly known, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
- The Flame of Peace. After the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, thousands of people died begging for water because of the fever and sickness they developed from the heat rays and fires that burned.
- Memorial Monument. “Let all the souls here rest in peace, for we shall not repeat the evil” are the words engraved into the cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima.
- Memorial Tower. This unusual five-tiered tower was built with funds donated by the families of students who died in the bombing. More than 8,000 students from local middle schools and high schools were ordered by the government to help with the war effort by working in Hiroshima’s factories, and many of them died in the bombing.
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The inscribed property covers 0.40 ha in the urban centre of Hiroshima and consists of the surviving Genbaku Dome (“Genbaku” means atomic bomb in Japanese) within the ruins of the building. The 42.7 ha buffer zone that surrounds the property includes the Peace Memorial Park.
Aug 29, 2014 · The park was completed in April of 1954 thanks to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial City Construction Law dedicated to spreading the message of peace. The park covers about 122,100 square meters near Aioi Bridge, the t-shaped bridge that was the target for the bomb.
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Original building. Atomic bombing. Preservation. As a political venue. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gallery. See also. References. External links. Hiroshima Peace Memorial. Coordinates: 34°23′44″N 132°27′13″E.
Overview. Address. 1-2 Nakajimama-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City 730-0811 ( Map ) ( Directions ) Hours. Open 24 hours Open Now. Phone Number. 082-504-2390. Website. city.hiroshima.lg.jp. Improve this listing. Highlights. Children's Peace Monument.
Peace Memorial Park. Completed:April 1, 1954. The area now known as Peace Memorial Park was previously an urban district called Nakajima. During the Edo Era (1603-1868), it was a thriving commercial center where goods coming up the rivers on boats were unloaded, then sold or sent elsewhere by land. In the Meiji era (1868-1912), it was the ...
