Hiroshima Peace Memorial
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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.[1]
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Hiroshima, Japan |
Criteria | Cultural: vi |
Reference | 775 |
Inscription | 1996 (20th Session) |
Coordinates | 34°23′44″N 132°27′13″E |
The building was the only structure that remained standing in the area around the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at the end of World War II.[1] The ruin of the hall serves as a memorial to the over 140,000[2] people who were killed in the bombing. It is permanently kept in a state of preserved ruin as a reminder of the destructive effects of nuclear warfare.