Photo of the aftermath of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (A-Bomb Dome) after the devastating nuclear detonation in the Museum

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The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, in central Hiroshima, Japan. It was established in August 1955 with the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Hall (now the International Conference Center Hiroshima). The museum exhibit presents the facts of the atomic bombing, with the aims of contributing to the abolition of nuclear weapons throughout the world, and of promoting world peace. It is the most popular of Hiroshima's destinations for school field-trips from all over Japan and for international visitors, too. Fifty-three million people had visited the museum from its opening in 1955 through 2005. The number of visitors is over one million per year. The architect of the main building was Kenzo Tange

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Size: 4751px × 2674px
Location: 1-2 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Photo credit: © Moonie's World Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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