Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is a memorial area in Hiroshima, Japan, dedicated to commemorating the victims of the atomic bombing and promoting peace and nuclear disarmament.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf memorial park
peace park
adjacentTo Hon River
Motoyasu River
Ota River
annualEvent Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
annualEventDate August 6
architect Kenzō Tange
area approximately 120000 square meters
category Parks in Hiroshima
World War II memorials in Japan
coordinates 34.3914°N 132.4510°E
country Japan
dedicatedTo nuclear disarmament
promotion of peace
victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
governingBody City of Hiroshima
hasPart A-bomb Memorial Mound
Atomic Bomb Dome
Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims
Children’s Peace Monument
Flame of Peace
Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Memorial Cenotaph
Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the A-bomb
Monument of the A-bombed Teachers and Students of National Elementary Schools
Peace Bell
Rest House of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)"
inception 1954
locatedIn Chūgoku region NERFINISHED
Hiroshima
Hiroshima Prefecture NERFINISHED
Honshu
Japan
Motoyasu River delta
former Nakajima district
locatedOn island between branches of the Ota River
nativeName 広島平和記念公園
nativeNameLanguage ja
openingDate 1954-04-01
purpose commemoration of atomic bomb victims
education about nuclear weapons
promotion of world peace
replaces former commercial and residential district of Nakajima
significantDate 1945-08-06
significantEvent atomic bombing of Hiroshima
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponent Atomic Bomb Dome

Referenced by (14)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park ("Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims")
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park ("Monument of the A-bombed Teachers and Students of National Elementary Schools")
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park ("A-bomb Memorial Mound")
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park ("Rest House of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park")
hasPart
Chūgoku region
Western Japan
knownFor
Kenzo Tange
designed
Hiroshima
hasMemorial
Genbaku Dome
locatedIn
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day
mainVenue
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park ("広島平和記念公園")
nativeName
Kenzo Tange
notableWork
Genbaku Dome
partOf
Nagasaki Peace Park
relatedTo

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