15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Sun lights Atomic Bomb Dome where once the atom bomb detonated

On August 6th 1945 at 8:15 AM the first nuclear bomb used on humanity detonated 600 meters above the landmark Hiroshima Exhibition Hall. Preserved as a new type of landmark, the Dome sheds light on the horrors of Nuclear warfare, lest we forget.

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Date Taken: 11.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Hiroshima , Japan
Copyright: © Heidi Johnson