This Too Shall Pass - a photo on Flickriver

            All the world is full of suffering.  It is also full of overcoming.
 - Helen Keller

Genbaku Dome, part of the greater Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, as an enduring symbol of peace.

Two countries disagreed with the decision, China and the United States, both expressing apprehension that the Japanese would use this as a symbol of martyrdom without context for their role in the events that led up to the use of the Atomic Bomb.  

The building stands, in effect, as it did after the explosion on 6 August 1945.  The only structure near the hypocenter to have withstood the blast that killed 70,000 people instantly and approximately 70,000 more from radiation exposure over the ensuing year.  

Despite losing over 1/3 of its population in 1945/46, Hiroshima was rebuilt and revitalized as a city of peace, and is now a thriving cultural and industrial city (Mazda Motor Corporation is headquartered here) home to over two million people.

Taken in: Japan / Hiroshima / Naka-ku / Hondori (show map)

Taken on: February 17, 2008

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