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William M. Allen Building Plaque - Pacific Science Center

This plaque can be found outside of Building 1 at the Pacific Science Center. It reads: "William M. Allen Building "Much of the strength of America lies in enlightened corporate leadership that...

This plaque can be found outside of Building 1 at the Pacific Science Center. It reads: "William M. Allen Building "Much of the strength of America lies in enlightened corporate leadership...

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A-Bomb Dome

The building now known as the A-bomb Done was designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel.  Completed in April 1915, the Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition Hall soon became a beloved Hiroshima...

The building now known as the A-bomb Done was designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel.  Completed in April 1915, the Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition Hall soon became a beloved Hiroshima...

    Shirakami-sha Shrine

    Shirakami-sha Shrine   In the old days when the sea-level covered this location, a fire-lit white paper was placed on the reef as a safety marker.   The words “paper” and “god” are both pronounced...

    Shirakami-sha Shrine   In the old days when the sea-level covered this location, a fire-lit white paper was placed on the reef as a safety marker. The words “paper” and “god” are both...

      Peace Memorial Park

      Peace Memorial Park   This park was established at this location for reasons given below: 1.     1. This area is close to the hypocenter where a large number of people perished around here. 2.   ...

      Peace Memorial Park   This park was established at this location for reasons given below: 1.     1. This area is close to the hypocenter where a large number of people perished around here. 2.   ...

        Seito Bridge

        Seito Bridge   From this site Seito Bridge once spanned the Seito River, a river created when Terumoto Mori built Hiroshima Castle in 1591.   The Buddhist sage Ekei lived in a house near the...

        Seito Bridge   From this site Seito Bridge once spanned the Seito River, a river created when Terumoto Mori built Hiroshima Castle in 1591.   The Buddhist sage Ekei lived in a house near...

          Norman Cousins

          Norman Cousins 1915 – 1990 U.S.A.   WORLD PEACE will not be achieved by drift or default.  The goal must be defined, the approaches must be accepted, the responsibilities must be fixed -Norman...

          Norman Cousins 1915 – 1990 U.S.A.   WORLD PEACE will not be achieved by drift or default.  The goal must be defined, the approaches must be accepted, the responsibilities must be fixed -Norman...

            Monument of Prayer

            Monument of Prayer   The Monument of Prayer was completed on August 15, 1960, on the fifteenth anniversary of the end of the war, by the Committee to Carry out a National Festival of Prayers for...

            Monument of Prayer   The Monument of Prayer was completed on August 15, 1960, on the fifteenth anniversary of the end of the war, by the Committee to Carry out a National Festival of Prayers for...

              Bell of Peace

              Bell of Peace We dedicate this bell As a symbol of Hiroshima Aspiration: Let all nuclear arms and wars be gone, And the nations live in true peace! May it ring to all corners of the eart To meet...

              Bell of Peace We dedicate this bell As a symbol of Hiroshima Aspiration: Let all nuclear arms and wars be gone, And the nations live in true peace! May it ring to all corners of the eart To meet...

                Pond of Peace and Flame of Peace

                Pond of Peace   The Fifth Japan Junior Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s member conference held in Hiroshima in the fall of 1956 concluded with the words “Commemorating this even, we shall...

                Pond of Peace   The Fifth Japan Junior Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s member conference held in Hiroshima in the fall of 1956 concluded with the words “Commemorating this even, we shall...

                  Korean Victim Memorial

                  Monument to Korean Victims and Survivors   At the end of World War II there were about 100,000 Koreans living in Hiroshima as soldiers, civilian employees of the army, mobilized students and...

                  Monument to Korean Victims and Survivors   At the end of World War II there were about 100,000 Koreans living in Hiroshima as soldiers, civilian employees of the army, mobilized students...