☮️ Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Genbaku Dome — atomic bombing site and UNESCO World Heritage memorial
📋 Fast Facts
- Inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996
- Only structure that remained standing near the hypocenter of the August 6, 1945 atomic bombing
- Originally the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel and completed in 1915
- Free public access; located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
The Genbaku Dome stands as the skeletal remains of a reinforced concrete building that survived the atomic detonation ...