Hiroshima, Japan. 1947-06. Elevated view of the Hiroshima-Ken Shorei Kan (Prefectural Industry ...

Place Asia: Japan, Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Accession Number P01205.037
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Hiroshima, Japan. 1947-06. Elevated view of the Hiroshima-Ken Shorei Kan (Prefectural Industry Promotion Building) also known as the Industrial Hall and the Chamber of Commerce, after the dropping of the atomic bomb on 1945-08-06. The building was designed by Jan Letsel of Czechoslovakia. It was completed in 1915-04 and opened 1915-08-05. The building remains today, preserved intact as a monument.