ID Code | HB405-C |
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Photographer | US Army |
Provider | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
Location | Peace Memorial Park vicinity |
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) | 260 |
Description | Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall Reduced to Rubble November 1945 Located close to the hypocenter, the building recieved the blast from almost directly above, which allowed some of the center walls to escape collapse. The steel skeleton of the dome became a symbolic landmark. |