The former Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall was ground zero when the A-bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945 and is now the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the A-Bomb Dome. On August 9th a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. As we commemorate this 75th Anniversary and the horrific loss of civilian life and suffering that ensued our thoughts and condolences are also with all those suffering loss and devastation in Beirut today, where a modern-day ground zero has resulted in images so reminiscent of those seen in Hiroshima seventy five years ago.
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thechangingpalette 
Thank you for always remembering history and commemorating lives lost, then and now. Your tributes are an opportunity to pause and reflect.
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Thanks so much for your appreciative comment Kelly.
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An important commemoration and excellent architectural painting, Andrew. Seeing the horrific explosion in Beirut did conjure up images of Hiroshima. Such an avoidable tragedy.
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Thanks Jane. Such a tragedy made even more so that it was completely avoidable.
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