Hiroshima Peace Memorial stock photos are available in a variety of sizes and formats to fit your needs. A 1966 resolution by the city council read, in part: “Along with the demand to stop nuclear war and ban all hydrogen and atomic bombs, preservation of the dome is the sincere wish of the atomic bomb survivors, all citizens, and people all around Japan who pray for peace.” It became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996. Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high-quality, authentic Hiroshima Peace Memorial stock photos, royalty-free images, and pictures. Browse Getty Images premium collection of high-quality, authentic Hiroshima Peace stock photos, royalty-free images, and pictures. The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, designed by Japanese architect Kenz Tange, is an eloquent visual account of the vexed nature of postwar Japans contested history.
It has been preserved exactly as it was immediately following the blast, with the metal framework of its dome exposed. Today, the 30 acres of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park contain monuments, memorials, and public spaces dedicated to the victims of the blast and the pursuit of peace.Īn eerily beautiful skeleton, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (or Genbaku Dome) was the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotional Hall at the time of the bombing and was the only building in the blast’s hypocenter to survive. An estimated tens of thousands died and more than two-thirds of the city was destroyed.
The designer was Czech architect Jan Letzl, and the structure was partially brickwork using. Unauthorized use is prohibited.Ī serene expanse of public squares and green lawns in what was the administrative and commercial heart of Hiroshima belies the destruction that occurred here on August 6, 1945, when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city. TOKYO (AP) Hiroshima and Pearl Harbor, two symbols of World War II animosity between Japan and the United States, are now promoting peace and friendship through a sister park arrangement. Collection and courtesy of: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
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