HIROSHIMA DOME AND PARK

WHAT HAPPENED TO HIROSHIMA

• On August 6, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima that destroyed most of the city.
• The radiation and heat killed 80,000 People

THE DOME

THE GENBAKU DOME

• It was constructed in 1915
• It opened as a museum in 1950.
• Another name is the Atomic bomb dome
• Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition Hall

THE DOME’S MATERIAL & THE ARCHITECT

• The name of the architect was Jan Letzel
• the outer wall made of stone and mortar. The building was three stories high and contained multiple windows, with a five-story central stair hall capped by an oval copper dome

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PURPOSE FOR DOME BEFORE WAR/DURING /NOW

• The hall served many purposes, such as a place to collect and display products from Hiroshima Prefecture and other prefectures, to carry out consultation and research regarding commerce and industry,
• he hall’s purpose was directed away from promotional activities, and the hall came to be used as an office for public agencies and control unions such as the Interior Ministry’s Chugoku-Shikoku Public Works Office and the Hiroshima District Lumber Control Corporation.
• Now,the dome is a remembrance for the day the bomb was dropped

THE PARK

PARK FACTS

• Today, Hiroshima has recovered into a bustling manufacturing hub with a population of 1.1 million people and counting.
• The park today is a big landmark of Japan
• Every year they put names into the fire of the concrete Dome