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badmanteau t1_j92u7iz wrote

I think this was one of a few photos showing the shadow burn-ins from a series of Time Magazine books about WW2. Haunting stuff to see when I was 8 and looking through my grandpa's books.

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skynetempire t1_j93t2xv wrote

The museums in Hiroshima is tough too. The entire city of Hiroshima is quiet and peaceful

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TinKicker t1_j96mqgc wrote

Fun fact (which I stumbled upon during a visit to Hiroshima)…

After touring the museum and its surrounding grounds, you are left with the impression that Ground Zero was directly above the Peace Memorial or perhaps the Dome. At least, that’s what I felt. If you Google “ground zero” those are the photos that will show up.

After the museum, my colleague and I were walking to a nearby shopping mall. About halfway to the mall, we came upon a small cement monument just outside the front door of an apartment building…

That is ground zero.

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skynetempire t1_j96nto9 wrote

Really?!?! I felt like above the dome was ground zero. When we go back I have to check it out again

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PolyShaun t1_j970o08 wrote

Nah. If that was ground zero it would have just been obliterated from the source of the blast down given the size of the dome.

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Sheld_ t1_j97l5nk wrote

it's actually really close, like 100m

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Sheld_ t1_j95125s wrote

I wouldnt say the city is quiet like in solemnity, it is a fun and beautiful city to visit

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