In 1968, a memorial monolith was built in the hypocenter park to mark ground zero of the atomic explosion.
A layer of the ground at that time is exhibited at the site, where visitors can see the remains of destroyed houses: roof tiles, bricks, ceramic and pieces of glass that boiled in the 3000℃ atomic heat.
Near the hypocenter of the explosion, remnants of a concrete wall of Urakami Cathedral can still be seen. Urakami Cathedral was the grandest church in east Asia at the time.
At the Peace park’s north end is the 10-meter-tall Peace Statue created by sculptor Seibo Kitamura . The statue’s right hand points to the threat of nuclear weapons while the extended left hand symbolizes eternal peace.
AloJapan.com