Hiroshima Peace Memorial
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
Ruin of Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall | |
Interactive map of Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) | |
| Location | Hiroshima, Japan |
| Criteria | Cultural: vi |
| Reference | 775 |
| Inscription | 1996 (20th Session) |
| Coordinates | 34°23′44″N 132°27′13″E / 34.39556°N 132.45361°E |
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Location of the Peace Memorial. Architect Jan Letzel Hiroshima Peace Memorial Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Japan) | |
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (広島平和記念碑, Hiroshima Heiwa Kinenhi), originally the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, and now commonly called the Genbaku Dome, Atomic Bomb Dome or A-Bomb Dome (原爆ドーム, Genbaku Dōmu), is part of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
The building is a prominent structure that remained standing in the area around the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, three days before the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and nine days before Japan surrendered, ending World War II. The ruin serves as a memorial to the over 140,000 people killed in the bombing. It is permanently kept in a state of preserved ruin as a reminder of the destructive effects of nuclear warfare.