Genbaku Dome
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UNESCO World Heritage Site
building ruin
cultural heritage site
peace monument
tourist attraction
war memorial
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.
Aliases (6)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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building ruin → cultural heritage site → peace monument → tourist attraction → war memorial → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Atomic Bomb Dome
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial → |
| architect |
Jan Letzel
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| architectNationality |
Czech
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| architecturalStyle |
European-style architecture
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| associatedEvent |
atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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| category |
Buildings and structures in Hiroshima
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Peace monuments and memorials → World War II memorials in Japan → |
| completionDate |
1915
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| constructionStartDate |
1914
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| coordinateLatitude |
34.3955
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| coordinateLongitude |
132.4536
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| country |
Japan
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| dateOfEvent |
1945-08-06
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| function |
memorial to atomic bomb victims
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| heritageDesignation |
Historic Site of Japan
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UNESCO World Heritage Site → |
| inscriptionLanguage |
English
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Japanese → |
| locatedIn |
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
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| location |
Hiroshima, Japan
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Naka Ward, Hiroshima → |
| managedBy |
City of Hiroshima
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| material |
brick
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concrete → steel → |
| nativeName |
原爆ドーム
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| near |
hypocenter of the Hiroshima atomic bombing
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| originalFunction |
exhibition hall
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| originalName |
Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition Hall
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| partOf |
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) World Heritage property
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| preservationPolicy |
preserved in the state after the atomic bombing
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| significance |
first structure in history preserved as a ruin of a nuclear explosion
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| symbolizes |
abolition of nuclear weapons
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hope for world peace → horrors of nuclear war → |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(vi)
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear |
1996
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageID |
775
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion |
Asia-Pacific
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| visitorAccess |
viewed from outside only
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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)")
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associatedWith |
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Western Japan
("Atomic Bomb Dome")
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hasHistoricalSite |
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Hiroshima
("Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)")
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hasMemorial |
|
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
("Atomic Bomb Dome")
→
|
hasPart |
|
Jan Letzel
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|
notableWork |
|
Genbaku Dome
("Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition Hall")
→
|
originalName |
|
Genbaku Dome
("Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) World Heritage property")
→
|
partOf |
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Hiroshima
("Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)")
→
|
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
|
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
("Atomic Bomb Dome")
→
|
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponent |