Peace Park

park, Nagasaki, Japan

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The Nagasaki Peace Park is located in Nagasaki, Japan, at the site where the second atomic bomb was dropped during World War II on August 9, 1945. The bombing devastated the city, killing an estimated 60,000 to 80,000 people. The park was established to commemorate the victims and serves as a spiritual center for movements advocating for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Overlooking the park is the Urakami Cathedral, rebuilt after its destruction by the bomb. While Hiroshima also has a Peace Memorial Park with a museum and monuments, Nagasaki's park is specifically situated at the bomb's detonation point.12

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Peace Park, on the Urakami-gawa, was established under the point of detonation of the bomb. The Roman Catholic cathedral of Urakami (built in 1959 to replace the original 1914 cathedral that was destroyed by the bomb) overlooks the park. Pop. (2015) 429,508; (2020) 409,118.
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Peace Park, on the Urakami-gawa, was established under the point of detonation of the bomb. The Roman Catholic cathedral of Urakami (built in 1959 to replace the original 1914 cathedral that was destroyed by the bomb) overlooks the park. Pop. (2015) 429,508; (2020) 409,118.
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