Hiroshima Peace Memorial
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial is a ruin of the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall. The hall was bombed by the U.S. Army Air Forces on 6 August 1945, killing 140,000 people. It is now commonly called the Genbaku Dome, Atomic Bomb Dome or A-Bomb Dome. The Dome was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
