Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Peace museum in Nakajimachō, Hiroshima, Japan
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is a memorial facility in Nakajimachō dedicated to documenting the consequences of the 1945 atomic bombing. The complex features two main buildings linked by an elevated walkway, where documents, photographs, and preserved items are on display.
The facility opened in 1955 at the site where the first atomic bomb was dropped, commemorating the events of August 6, 1945. Since then, the building has been expanded several times to accommodate more materials and accounts from that period.
The museum's name reflects its mission to educate visitors about nuclear weapons and advocate for global peace. People walk through galleries where everyday objects from victims and testimonies from survivors are displayed.
Visitors enter through the East Wing and leave via the Main Building, connected by an elevated walkway. A 2004 museum survey found the average visit lasts about 45 minutes, with under 19 minutes spent in the Main Building, so plan your route to give the Main Building's artifacts enough time.
The Main Building was designed by Kenzō Tange and opened in 1955; in 2006 it became one of the first post-war buildings in Japan to be designated an Important Cultural Property. Its upper facade is a flat concrete surface pierced by a regular row of tall, narrow vertical openings, with an open, shadowed ground level on exposed columns beneath.
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