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20-APR-2008

Hiroshima, Japan view map

A painful lesson in human history that costs 200,000 innocent lives.

The Atomic Bomb exploded almost directly above the building on 6 August 1945.
And it was the closest structure to withstand the explosion.
The building has been preserved in the same state as immediately after the bombing,
and now serves as the reminder of nuclear devastation and
as a symbol of hope for world peace and elimination of all nuclear weapons.

Posted on 13 May 2008
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dawn22-Jun-2008 02:05
Excellent that you included this. It's something we should all remember. Great perspective and I like that you did it in B&W--gives a aura of sombreness that it's due.
Chad Ramsey21-May-2008 16:06
Amaing! And I'm glad they choose to preseve the building as a reminder to everyone what distruction war causes... Excellent shot~Voted
Darbowski19-May-2008 15:50
Excellent ! V
Guy Dube15-May-2008 21:14
This is a lot of dead people because the atomic bomb. B&W gives more emotion to the sad event! V
2004 13-May-2008 14:14
Presented it black and white colour makes it more painful feel. It's another superb shot of your gallery !
hugo poon13-May-2008 12:26
Gazing at the pic, couldn't say a word... for quite a while.
Milos Markovic13-May-2008 11:33
A sad reminder of the horrors in the history of mankind.
Excellent choice of tones and exquisite exposure.
v.
Guest 13-May-2008 11:15
An exquisite capture ~V~, and a grim reminder of an awesome event in a dreadful period of history.
Raymond13-May-2008 10:29
Very well presented CM, especially in BW.
Sure the nuclear bomb was devastatrist, but... had it not been for it, how many more people would the Japanaese have killed ? Who started that war ? How many people had the Japanese had killed by then ? So it simply brought to a stop an entity that would not otherwise have stopped and kept on killing at a horrific rate. In this point of view, it is a weapon of peace, since it is what it has brought.
XiaoBernard9913-May-2008 06:44
Very nice picture for the tones ,light and pov.The roof indeed is so special as a nest ...
TuTmin13-May-2008 05:04
How dramatic ! your great presentation .big vote
Char13-May-2008 00:55
Hi CM,
What a dramatic picture of an awful time. So much waste and devastation. Thank you for sharing this. \/
an nguyen13-May-2008 00:50
A dramatic b&w image. V
Walter Otto Koenig13-May-2008 00:20
Very good point of view and composition. The shadows on the tablet work very well and set the mood for this memorial. Great work. "V"
Guest 12-May-2008 23:42
A dramatic point of view. Great work CM. Voted