Nagasaki Peace Park 長崎市平和公園
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Entrance to the Peace Park
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Peace Fountain with the Peace Statue in the distance
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Path to Peace Statue
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Peace Statue
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Peace Statue
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The Peace Statue was built in Aug. 1955, the 10th anniversary of the bombing.
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The folded right leg symbolizes quiet meditation.
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The right hand points to the threat of nuclear weapons.
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The closed eyes express a prayer for all war victims.
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The outstretched left hand symbolizes tranquility and world peace.
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The left leg is poised for action to assist humanity.
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Rear view
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Peace Statue description
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Monument next to Peace Statue
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Peace memorial from China
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Nagasaki atomic bomb peace park hypocenter
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Peace memorial from Germany
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Peace memorial from Czechoslovakia
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Hypocenter of atomic bomb, adjacent to Peace park
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Hypocenter of atomic bomb
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Hypocenter marker
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Hypocenter description
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Remains of Urakami Cathedral wall
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Hypocenter
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Memorial at hypocenter
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Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum. Next to the hypocenter is the atomic bomb museum and registry shelf which stores the names of the atomic bomb victims.
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Registry Shelf storing the names of atomic bomb victims
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The Registry Shelf points to the hypocenter.
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Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum entrance
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