Citizens of the city pass by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial on their way to a memorial ceremony on August 6, 2004

Hiroshima Peace Memorial, viewed from the Peace park

Hiroshima Peace Memorial, viewed from the south-east

Hiroshima Peace Memorial, called Genbaku Dome (原爆ドーム), the Atomic Bomb Dome, or the A-Bomb Dome by the Japanese is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Hiroshima, Japan. It was established as such in 1996. Download high resolution version (1005x746, 618 KB) Close-up of the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan (see also Image:A-Bomb Dome. ... Download high resolution version (1005x746, 618 KB) Close-up of the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan (see also Image:A-Bomb Dome. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hiroshima Prefectural Promotion Hall (the A-Bomb dome), the closest building to have withstood the atom bomb blast in Hiroshima. ... Hiroshima Prefectural Promotion Hall (the A-Bomb dome), the closest building to have withstood the atom bomb blast in Hiroshima. ... Download high resolution version (1024x679, 231 KB)copyright-free File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1024x679, 231 KB)copyright-free File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... Main keep of Hiroshima Castle The city of Hiroshima (広島市; -shi) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest of Japans islands. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

The building was originally designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel. It was completed in April 1915, and the new building was named the Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition (HMI). It was formally opened to the public in August that year. In 1921 the name was changed to the Hiroshima Prefectural Products Exhibition Hall, and again in 1933 to the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall. Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the art of planning, designing and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan. ... Jan Letzel was a Czech architect. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The 6th August 1945 atomic explosion was almost directly above the building (the hypocentre was 150 metre / 492.125 feet away), and it was the closest structure to withstand the explosion. The building has been preserved in the same state as immediately after the bombing, and now serves as the reminder of nuclear devastation and as a symbol of hope for world peace and elimination of all nuclear weapons. August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Citizens of Hiroshima walk by the A-Bomb Dome, the closest building to have survived the citys atomic bombing. ... The hypocenter or hypocentre (literally: below the center from the Greek υπόκεντρον), also known as the focus, is the point inside the Earth where an earthquake originates. ... The metre, symbol: m, is the basic unit of distance (or of length, in the parlance of the physical sciences) in the International System of Units. ... Hope is a desire for something to happen, while expecting or being confident that it will come true. ... Peace - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 km (11 mi) above the epicenter. ...

External links

• Official page
• Official UNESCO page