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The A-Bomb Dome
The symbol of the destruction visited upon Hiroshima is the A-Bomb Dome (Gembaku Doomu) just across the river from Peace Memorial Park. The building was previously the Industrial Promotion Hall until the bomb exploded almost directly above it and effectively put a stop to any further promotional activities. Its propped-up ruins have been left as an eternal reminder of the tragedy, floodlit at night and fronted with piles of the colourful origami cranes which have become a symbol of Hiroshima’s plea that nuclear weapons should never again be used. The actual epicentre of the explosion was just south of the A-Bomb Dome, and is marked by a small park.
The A-Bomb Dome is the only blast survivor left in ruins, but some damaged buildings were repaired and still stand. On Rijoo, just 380 metres south-east of the epicentre, the former Bank of Japan building looks rock solid; however, although the shell survived intact, the interior was totally destroyed and all 42 people in the bank at the time were killed. It was back in limited business two days later.
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