Genbaku Dome

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Genbaku Dome, also known as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, is the preserved ruin of a building near the hypocenter of the 1945 atomic blast and now serves as a UNESCO World Heritage Site symbolizing the horrors of nuclear war and the hope for peace.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
building ruin
cultural heritage site
peace monument
tourist attraction
war memorial
alsoKnownAs Atomic Bomb Dome
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
architect Jan Letzel
architectNationality Czech
architecturalStyle European-style architecture
associatedEvent atomic bombing of Hiroshima
category Buildings and structures in Hiroshima
Peace monuments and memorials
World War II memorials in Japan
completionDate 1915
constructionStartDate 1914
coordinateLatitude 34.3955
coordinateLongitude 132.4536
country Japan
dateOfEvent 1945-08-06
function memorial to atomic bomb victims
heritageDesignation Historic Site of Japan
UNESCO World Heritage Site
inscriptionLanguage English
Japanese
locatedIn Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
location Hiroshima, Japan
Naka Ward, Hiroshima
managedBy City of Hiroshima
material brick
concrete
steel
nativeName 原爆ドーム
near hypocenter of the Hiroshima atomic bombing
originalFunction exhibition hall
originalName Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition Hall
partOf Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) World Heritage property
preservationPolicy preserved in the state after the atomic bombing
significance first structure in history preserved as a ruin of a nuclear explosion
symbolizes abolition of nuclear weapons
hope for world peace
horrors of nuclear war
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (vi)
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 1996
UNESCOWorldHeritageID 775
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Asia-Pacific
visitorAccess viewed from outside only

Referenced by (13)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Genbaku Dome ("Hiroshima Peace Memorial")
Genbaku Dome ("Atomic Bomb Dome")
alsoKnownAs
atomic bombing of Hiroshima ("Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park")
atomic bombing of Hiroshima
memorializedBy
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day ("Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)")
associatedWith
Western Japan ("Atomic Bomb Dome")
hasHistoricalSite
Hiroshima ("Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)")
hasMemorial
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park ("Atomic Bomb Dome")
hasPart
Jan Letzel
notableWork
Genbaku Dome ("Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition Hall")
originalName
Genbaku Dome ("Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) World Heritage property")
partOf
Hiroshima ("Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)")
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park ("Atomic Bomb Dome")
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponent

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