The Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome (World War II)

The Building that Defied the Atomic Bomb In the centre of the Japanese city of Hiroshima stands a large old derelict shell of a building, with a still semi-intact impressive dome. It is situated next to the Motoyasu River and is part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The building is commonly referred to as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial or Genbaku Dome. Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory... Support us on Patreon:   / simplehistory   Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-... T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/simple-h... Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e... Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner...   / simple-history-549437675141192     / simplehistoryyt   Credit: Created by Daniel Turner script: Conan White Narrator: Chris Kane https://vocalforge.com/ Sources: The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum - Peace Memorial Park - Hiroshima. Featured exhibits: Human Shadow Etched in Stone: donated by Sumitomo Bank, Hiroshima Branch Cap and Belt: donated by Kurakichi Tsuda Uniform: donated by Shigeharu Fukuoka Gaiters: donated by Kiyo Ueda Photo credit: RA119-134 photo by Shigeo HAYASHI / Photographed from a watchtower of the Hiroshima Prefectural Commerce Association / October 5, 1945 / Location: Moto-machi / Distance from hypocenter: approx. 260m Books: Hiroshima By John Hersey Hiroshima: The World's Bomb By Andrew J. Rotter Peace through Tourism: Promoting Human Security Through International Citizenship (Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility) by Lynda-ann Blanchard (Editor), Freya Higgins-Desbiolles (Editor)