memorial

The A-bomb Dome (Genbaku Dome), a silent sentinel on the Motoyasu Riverbank, is what remains of the once-thriving Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall. On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 A.M., the atomic bomb detonated nearly directly above the building, just 160 meters to the north-east. This unique circumstance led to one side of the structure…