Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Also known as Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome), A-Bomb Dome, Atomic Bomb Dome, dôme de la Bombe Atomique, Genbaku Dome, Hiroshima Peace Memorial, mémorial de la paix de Hiroshima, 原爆ドーム, 広島平和記念碑
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Japan
Inscribed
1996
Area
0 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Hiroshima Peace Memorial is in Hiroshima. The nearest other World Heritage site is Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, about 17 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Hiroshima · about 2,045,000 peopleat the site
- Kure · about 197,000 peopleabout 19 km south-east
- Matsuyama · about 534,000 peopleabout 65 km south-east
- Matsue · about 157,000 peopleabout 130 km north-east
- Kōchi · about 336,000 peopleabout 140 km south-east
- Okayama · about 866,000 peopleabout 140 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
JapanCultural17 km away
JapanCultural79 km away
JapanCultural96 km away
JapanCultural211 km away
JapanCultural216 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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