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The A-Bomb dome, which survived the blast only because it was almost directly below the explosion. So the force of the blast was straight down instead of at an angle.
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"The ruins shall be preserved forever."
The plaque outside the A-bomb dome.
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Ruins of the A-Bomb dome from the West.
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A-Bomb dome from across the river.
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Paper cranes to remember the children victims of the bomb.
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The great tomb, containing the names of all those killed in the blast. It's in a straight line with the Flame of Peace (only extinguished when atomic bombs are banned worldwide) and the children's memorial.
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Hiroshima before the bomb
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and After
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Reading the letters from the mayor of Hiroshima protesting every single nuclear test since the mid-50s. This was only a few of the thousands of letters.
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Model of those leaving the scene of the blast. The heat was so severe, it melted the flesh off of exposed skin. The model shows survivors searching for help, with huge flaps of skin peeling off their arms.
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A portion of the hand of one survivor was outside a window when the blast happened. It simply melted the ends off each finger. Part of the flesh on two fingers was mutated by radiation, so hard black fingernails grew from the ends of each finger.
The nails have blood vessels, so they bleed whenever the break off.
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Glass bottles melted from heat by the blast.
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