“Memorial Monument for Hiroshima, City of Peace (Memorial Cenotaph for the A-Bomb Victims) Erected 6 August 1952
Let all the souls here rest in peace for we shall not repeat the evil.
This monument embodies the hope that Hiroshima, devastated on 6 August 1945 by the world’s first atomic bombing, will stand forever as a city of peace. The stone chamber in the center contains the Register of Deceased A-bomb Victims. The inscription on the front panel offers a prayer for the peaceful repose of the victims and a pledge on behalf of all humanity never to repeat the evil of war. It expresses the spirit of Hiroshima – enduring grief, transcending hatred, pursuing harmony and prosperity for all, and yearning for genuine, lasting world peace.” – text engraved at the stone at the foot of the cenotaph.
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