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8:15am, the 6th of August, 1945.
At this time, students headed to their assigned demolition sites, to create fire barricades to defend military facilities in the event of air raid, other students began their classes as on any other day, workers began the day shift at their jobs, and the air raid warning had been cleared. At this time, a B-29 bomber, nicknamed 'Enola Gay', would release a bomb containing two samples of uranium that, when approximately 600m above Aioi Bridge, would collide with each other and release enormous amounts of energy, creating a fireball in a split-second, and bringing the atomic age to Hiroshima.
This structure, now known commonly as the Atomic Bomb Dome, was formerly the Product Exhibition Hall for the city, and was directly beneath the bomb when it exploded. It remains intact due to the pressure exerted from the bomb acting downward upon it, and so unlike buildings that were at a greater angle to the explosion, the structure survived the blast. This, unfortunately, cannot be said for those who were inside the building at the time, who were killed instantly. By the end of 1945, 600,000 people would join them in death, along with over double that figure in the coming years due to sickness resulting from exposure to radiation.
Debate on the justification of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki remains heated to this day, particularly in the latter case, but one thing that unites today's Hiroshimans is the desire to see a world completely free from nuclear weapons, and for the last 70 years have been actively campaigning across the world to make this a reality, by sharing the stories of those who lived through this tragedy, and those who did not.
At this time, students headed to their assigned demolition sites, to create fire barricades to defend military facilities in the event of air raid, other students began their classes as on any other day, workers began the day shift at their jobs, and the air raid warning had been cleared. At this time, a B-29 bomber, nicknamed 'Enola Gay', would release a bomb containing two samples of uranium that, when approximately 600m above Aioi Bridge, would collide with each other and release enormous amounts of energy, creating a fireball in a split-second, and bringing the atomic age to Hiroshima.
This structure, now known commonly as the Atomic Bomb Dome, was formerly the Product Exhibition Hall for the city, and was directly beneath the bomb when it exploded. It remains intact due to the pressure exerted from the bomb acting downward upon it, and so unlike buildings that were at a greater angle to the explosion, the structure survived the blast. This, unfortunately, cannot be said for those who were inside the building at the time, who were killed instantly. By the end of 1945, 600,000 people would join them in death, along with over double that figure in the coming years due to sickness resulting from exposure to radiation.
Debate on the justification of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki remains heated to this day, particularly in the latter case, but one thing that unites today's Hiroshimans is the desire to see a world completely free from nuclear weapons, and for the last 70 years have been actively campaigning across the world to make this a reality, by sharing the stories of those who lived through this tragedy, and those who did not.
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That is a very moving picture, sir. Something tells me if you look down and to the left from where the picture was taken there will be an ash/carbon shadow of a man. I'm hoping that the current nations have the sense not to use nuclear weapons anymore. Thanks for the updates on your trip as well. It continues to amaze me to see how far 'round the Earth you have been able to travel. :)
I don't think that there are any on this building - any that might have once been may have been removed to avoid recounting painful memories for the survivors. But there are preserved walls and steps in the main museum which do have ash imprints on them, and are absolutely chilling to see.
On a more positive note, thanks very much for your kind words! I'm planning to return via the USA, to made the 'round the world trip complete, as it were. ^^
On a more positive note, thanks very much for your kind words! I'm planning to return via the USA, to made the 'round the world trip complete, as it were. ^^
Oh my. Well, good on those folks for tidying up a bit while still preserving the history of the area. I wouldn't want reminders of my dead ancestors anyhow even though us Yanks have Pearl Harbor with the wrecks still laying there.
Anyhow, you're welcome, and I did see the part in your other journal where you'll be going through the USA on the way back to Europe if I read it right. It's globetrotting in the finest sense. :)
Anyhow, you're welcome, and I did see the part in your other journal where you'll be going through the USA on the way back to Europe if I read it right. It's globetrotting in the finest sense. :)
They sell a book similar to that in the museum gift shop - just fascinating to read, and to compare it with actual locations. Thank you for your kind words, and with the UN currently considering banning nuclear weapons completely, we're one step closer to making sure that we never see another Hiroshima, or Nagasaki.
Honestly, the bombing saved lives. the Japanese were ready to sacrifice EVERY MALE they had to defend the Home Islands. If you could hold and shoot a gun, you would have been on the beach defending it. It wouldn't have mattered if you were 6 or 60, you would have been there. It saved Japanese lives, and it saved American lives.
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