Japan - Hiroshima, Genbaku-Dome

Genbaku-Dome - On 6th Aug. 1945 the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.
a wold heritage site by UNESCO

This postcard is from 2009.

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The Hiroshima Peace Memorial, commonly called the Genbaku Dome, is part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan.  It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. The ruin of the hall serves as a memorial to the people who were killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945.