The remains of the Prefectural Industry Promotion Building, later preserved as a monument - known as the Genbaku Dome - at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. UN Photo
69 Years After Hiroshima, A Look At The Dome That Survived -- Washington Post
Sixty-nine years ago today, United States airmen dropped a nuclear bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. At 8:15 a.m., the first bomb exploded over Hiroshima, killing 140,000 people. The Genbaku Dome was the only building left standing near the hypocenter of the bomb’s blast. Designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel, it was completed in 1915 and housed the Hiroshima Commercial Exhibition Hall.
Every year, thousands gather at the iconic dome, now the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, to commemorate the day that forever changed the world. Here’s a look at the dome throughout the years as the city of Hiroshima is resurrected around it.
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WNU Editor: Here are a few links on Hiroshima that I have posted over the years.
* Photographing Hiroshima On August 6, 1945 (From The Ground)
* Hiroshima After The Atomic Bomb -- 360Cities – Panoramic Photography Blog
* An American Witness To The Hiroshima Bombing Who Was Not Suppose To Be There
* Hiroshima 1945 And Hiroshima 2010
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