Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Coordinates: 34°23′43.7″N 132°27′12.7″E / 34.395472°N 132.453528°E
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (広島平和記念碑 Hiroshima heiwa kinenhi), commonly called the Atomic Bomb Dome or Genbaku Dōmu (原爆ドーム?, A-Bomb Dome), in Hiroshima, Japan, is pairt o the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Pairk an wis designatit a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid in 1996. The ruin serves as a memorial tae the fowk who war killed in the atomic bombin o Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. Ower 70,000 fowk war killed instantly, an anither 70,000 suffered fatal injuries frae the radiation.[1]
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid | |
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Ruin o Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Haw | |
Criteria | Cultural: vi |
Reference | 775 |
Inscription | 1996 (20t Session) |