Atomic Bomb Dome, Horoshima
No visit to Japan would be complete without a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Park. Perhaps fittingly, it was a grey and sombre day, as befits the events that happened here.
The atomic bomb exploded at a height of 600 meters, 160 meters to the southeast of the Atomic Bomb Dome. Upon detonation the blast exerted 35 tons of pressure per square meter and created a fierce wind speed of 440 meters per second. The building absorbed the powerful explosion and heat, and burst into flames. Because the impact of the blast came almost directly overhead, the thick outer walls and the steel dome escaped complete destruction. However, the people who were inside at the time died instantly and the interior of the building was completely gutted by fire.
Atomic Bomb Dome, Horoshima
No visit to Japan would be complete without a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Park. Perhaps fittingly, it was a grey and sombre day, as befits the events that happened here.
The atomic bomb exploded at a height of 600 meters, 160 meters to the southeast of the Atomic Bomb Dome. Upon detonation the blast exerted 35 tons of pressure per square meter and created a fierce wind speed of 440 meters per second. The building absorbed the powerful explosion and heat, and burst into flames. Because the impact of the blast came almost directly overhead, the thick outer walls and the steel dome escaped complete destruction. However, the people who were inside at the time died instantly and the interior of the building was completely gutted by fire.