Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial is a symbol representing the cost of war and the importance of peace The Former Hiroshima Prefectural Promotion Hall, designed by Czech architect Jan Retzl, was well known at the time of its construction in 1915 for its bold, European-style design. It stood almost directly below the hypocentre of the blast from the atomic bomb dropped by the US military on August 6, 1945. Though much of the building’s exterior was stripped away, the skeletal frame of the building survived. Now known as the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome , the structure is the first thing you will see when visiting the Peace Memorial Park located across the Motoyasu River.