Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall
The Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (Approx. 160 meters from the hypocenter) This building was completed in April of 1915 under the design and supervision of Czech architect...
Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
Mourning the lives lost in the atomic bombing we pledge to convey the truth of this tragedy throughout Japan and the world, pass it on to the future, learn the lessons of history, and build...
Peace Clock Tower
PEACE CLOCK TOWER QUARTER PAST EIGHT EVERY MORNING, THE MORTAL MOMENY OF THE BLASTING BACK IN 1945, THE CLOCK WILL CHIME ITS PRAYER FOR PERPETUAL PEACE AND APPEAL OT THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD...
World Heritage Site - Atomic Bomb Dome
WORLD HERITAGE SITE HIROSHIMA PEACE MEMORIAL (GENBAKU DOME) As a historical witness that conveys the tragedy of suffering the first atomic bomb in human history and as a symbol that vows...
Hiroshima Bridge Newel
This inscription plate of the bridge’s name was formerly set into a newel post (shown on the right) of the Aioi Bridge when it was partially repaired in 1949. The black granite slates around this...
Tairo no Kiyomori
Taira no Kiyomori Taira no Kiyomori (1118 – 1181) was a military leader of the late Heian period of Japan. After the Hougen no ran and the Heiji no ran (Short Rebellion War), he emerged as a top...
Sundial
PRESENTED TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES BY THE FRIENDS OF GEORGE DONALD MEID Submitted by @jqmcd
Marcus Winchester
On this corner Marcus B. Winchester in 1819 set up the first store in Memphis, and in 1821 the first post office. Son of General James Winchester, he was agent for the original proprietors of the...
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Gustav Freiwald House, 1906
The Monarch Grove Sanctuary "Butteryfly Trees"
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