Hiroshima's Hypocenter

The hypocenter and surrounding devastation immediately after the detonation of the bomb http://www.aasc.ucla.edu/cab/imgContent/20... (UCLA)

The red dot on this map shows the location where the bomb exploded over Hiroshima

The plaque tells the story of the location Personal photo taken in October 2011 (S. E. Barnes)

The Gambaku Dome ruins of the blast aftermath left standing to memorialize the site in Hiroshima's peace partk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-Bomb_Dome (Wikimedia)

The nearby A-Dome as it appeared shortly after the blast, eerily identical to the way it has remained to this day

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Hiroshima's Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, later known as the A-Dome. It was part of the University of Hiroshima, and across the river stands a plaque showing how it once looked. Ysabet (Atlas Obscura User)

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Diorama of the city of Hiroshima, following the atomic bomb blast, in the Peace Memorial Museum, Hiroshima. The red ball indicates the place and size of the bomb blast less than one second after explosion. Michael Reeve (Creative Commons)

On August 6th, 1945, the atomic bomb “Little Boy” exploded roughly 180 meters (590 feet) straight up above this quiet spot on a side-street of modern day Hiroshima, Japan.

Familiar historical landmarks are close by: The A-Dome, a half-exploded ruin left standing to memorialize the blast; the bridge that was the original target; and the Peace Memorial Park with its huge bronze bell and Childrens’ Memorial hung with swaths of paper cranes. There are also several trees that have survived the blast and continue to thrive.

The site of the hypocenter itself is marked only by a plaque showing a photo of the devastation which resulted and stating the bare facts. Visitors leave flowers and paper cranes in memory of the dead.

The plaque can be found less than five minutes’ walk from the A-Dome.

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