On August 6 1945, the US dropped the first ever atomic bomb used in a conflict over Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in above 100 000 casualties, most of them…
View of the Memorial Park.
Memorial museum.
Downtown Hiroshima before the explosion.
Downtown Hiroshima after the explosion.
Actual explosion point, above the ground.
Picture taken after the explosion; A-dome.
Pocket watch, stopped when the A-bomb exploded.
Charred lunch box.
The darker spot is is all that is left from the person standing there, outside a bank, when the A-bomb exploded.
Shutters distorted by the heat of the explosion.
Fused roof tiles.
Black rain containing dust fell soon after the explosion and left traces on the walls.
Cenotaph, memorial to the victims of the A-bomb.
A-bomb dome, former "promotion hall", stood despite being just meters away from the explosion hypocenter.
