Hiroshima: National Peace Memorial Hall, Hall of Rememberance

Hiroshima: National Peace Memorial Hall, Hall of Rememberance

Atomic bomb--Hiroshima; Atomic bomb victims

The Hall of Rememberance is a quiet space with subdued lighting, conducive to the prayer and contemplation to which it is dedicated. It is a round space, suggestive of a chapel, perhaps. On the walls are a photographic panorama taken from a spot close to the center of the blast. The panorama is made of tiles, 140,000 of them - one for each of the persons who died from the blast and its effects by the end of December, 1945. In the center of the space is glowing truncated cone with water constantly flowing down its sides, a symbolic statement reminding us of the suffering of the victims."

Collection Librarian: Amy Bryant. Please send comments or content corrections to Michael Thiedeman, Professor of Art, Earlham College, Richmond, IN 47374 USA. email address: thiedmi@earlham.edu

Thiedeman, Michael

Earlham College

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Japan

Japan - Showa 1926 - 1989

8/6/1945

Chugoku (region), Hiroshima (prefecture), Hiroshima (inhabited place)

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1200 w x 783 h, 150ppi