The Hiroshima Peace Memorial "summons people everywhere to pray for the repose of the souls of the deceased A-bomb victims and to join in the pledge never to repeat the evil of war. It thus expresses the Heart of Hiroshima which, enduring past grief and overcoming hatred, yearns for the realization of true world peace with the coexistence and prosperity of all humankind. The monument is also called the A-bomb Cenotaph, for the stone chest in the center contains the register of deceased A-bomb victims." Visible in the distance is the Genbaku Dome, the only structure left standing near the bomb’s hypocenter.
(quoted text taken from the Cenotaph plaque)
Hiroshima was bombed at 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945;
Nagasaki was bombed at 11:02 a.m. on August 9, 1945.
