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In the center of Hiroshima, Japan is the Peace Memorial Park. It is a large park dedicated to the fact that this is the first city to suffer a nuclear attack which occurred during the Second World War (Aug 6, 1945). The bomb led to the death of around 140,000 people by the end of 1945 due to the explosion itself and the resulting radiation that it left.
The Peace Memorial Park stands on top of the open field that was created after the explosion. It is the sight of monuments, museums and lecture halls dedicated to the event which led to the end of the war for Japan. The goal of the park does not only include remembering the victims, but to remember the adverse effects of nuclear bombs and to advocate world peace.
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