Atomic Bomb Dome. by blinkings

Photography • Historical • posted on Jan 10, 2020

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Also known as the Genbaku Dome, it's part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. The Product Exhibition Hall building was originally designed by the Czech architect Jan Letzel. The design included a distinctive dome at the highest part of the building. It was completed in April 1915 and was named the Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition. At 8:15 a.m. on 6 August 1945, the first atomic bomb to be used in war was dropped by the Enola Gay, a B-29 bomber. The force of the atomic bomb effectively obliterated the city of Hiroshima, Japan.

Comments (9)

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ikke.evc

5:22PM | Fri, 10 January 2020

Great capture.

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Richardphotos

10:26PM | Fri, 10 January 2020

a joke Former President Reagan was asked after visiting Hiroshima how he likes Hiroshima.He supposedly replied that it is nice but he likes Panasonic better.

superb capture of a historic building

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