History Thru The Lens

Welcome to my blog site!

My interests in history and photography come together in this photoblog. Featured in this blog are historical pictures such as the above photo of the RMS Olympic and her sister ship the RMS Titanic, which would prove to be the last one of them together side by side. Hopefully all who visit will enjoy it and recommend the site to their friends.

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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Genbaku Dome

The A-Bomb Dome

The Genbaku Dome was designed in 1915 and was once known as the Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition Hall.  Because the Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 exploded almost directly above it, the walls of the structure remained mostly intact.  Today it stands symbolically as part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.

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