Thursday, December 07, 2006

JAPAN | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park ...

On the 6th August 1945, the first atomic bomb in history exploded directly over this area.

The park, covering about 122,100 sq. meters, was designed by Kenzo Tange, a professor at the Tokyo University and 3 others whose proposal was selected thru a design competition....

At the very end of the photo, u can see the well-known structure, remnants of the WWII era, that building is call as the A-Bomb Dome, which was original built in 1915.

Where as the arch shape structure at the foreground is the Cenotaph for the A-Bomb Victims.

As a historical witness that conveys the disaster of the first atomic bombing in history, and as a symbol of the vow to pursue the abolition of nuclear weapons and enduring peace, in December 1996 the A-bomb Dome was registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List based on the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
(Source: www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

that thingy looks weird hehe...

G-`FerRo said...

.. eh what thingy ... hmmmmm....