<strong>Room for reflection:</strong> The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum reopened on April 25, 2019, following an extensive two-year renovation. Click through gallery for more photos:
Room for reflection: The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum reopened on April 25, 2019, following an extensive two-year renovation. Click through gallery for more photos:
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<strong>Personal impact</strong>: The restored space includes personal artifacts and clothing that belonged to bomb victims.
Personal impact: The restored space includes personal artifacts and clothing that belonged to bomb victims.
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<strong>Visitors gather: </strong>The museum, which originally opened in 1955, attracts more than 1 million visitors a year.
Visitors gather: The museum, which originally opened in 1955, attracts more than 1 million visitors a year.
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<strong>Emotional experience</strong>: It's estimated that the Hiroshima bomb killed around 135,000 people. Visiting the space is an emotional experience.
Emotional experience: It's estimated that the Hiroshima bomb killed around 135,000 people. Visiting the space is an emotional experience.
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<strong>Genbaku Dome:</strong> Visitors to the city can also see Hiroshima's Atomic Bomb Genbaku Dome -- a UNESCO World Heritage Site. When the United States dropped the bomb on August 6, 1945, it exploded just above the building.
Genbaku Dome: Visitors to the city can also see Hiroshima's Atomic Bomb Genbaku Dome -- a UNESCO World Heritage Site. When the United States dropped the bomb on August 6, 1945, it exploded just above the building.
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