Hiroshima Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome…
by Rodney Campbell on Feb.22, 2017, under Life, Photography
It was a wet and rainy day when we visited the Hiroshima Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.
Atomic Bomb Dome
NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 112 mm, 1/125 sec at f/8, ISO 900
Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park (平和記念公園) is one of the most prominent features of the city. It is a large park of over 120,000 square meters.
Before the bomb, the area of what is now the Peace Park was the political and commercial heart of the city. For this reason, it was chosen as the pilot’s target. Four years to the day after the bomb was dropped, it was decided that the area would not be redeveloped but instead devoted to peace memorial facilities.
The park’s main facility is the Peace Memorial Museum. Consisting of two buildings, the museum surveys the history of Hiroshima and the advent of the nuclear bomb. Its main focus though is on the events of August 6: the dropping of the bomb and its outcome in human suffering.
Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.
NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 300 mm, 1/320 sec at f/8, ISO 360
The A-Bomb Dome is the skeletal ruins of the former Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall. When the bomb exploded, it was one of the few buildings to remain standing, and remains so today. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Atomic Bomb Dome is a tangible link to Hiroshima’s unique past.
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