12-16-2019, 08:05 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50805052
The Japanese city of Hiroshima plans to knock down two buildings that survived the 1945 atomic bomb - but some locals want them preserved as landmarks.
The two blocks - built in 1913 - were first used as a military clothing factory, and later as university student accommodation.
They were also used as a makeshift hospital after the bomb itself.
"They could be used as facilities toward (promoting) the abolition of nuclear weapons," said one survivor.
Around 80,000 people were killed as a direct result of the bomb, and another 35,000 were injured.
I can understand why these buildings have been slated for demolition (they're not in use - and, given how unstable they are, it's unlikely that anybody would want to use them). Still, I can't help but feel that this is a crying shame .
Still, at least there's a third building on the site that's more stable, and that's set to be preserved...
The Japanese city of Hiroshima plans to knock down two buildings that survived the 1945 atomic bomb - but some locals want them preserved as landmarks.
The two blocks - built in 1913 - were first used as a military clothing factory, and later as university student accommodation.
They were also used as a makeshift hospital after the bomb itself.
"They could be used as facilities toward (promoting) the abolition of nuclear weapons," said one survivor.
Around 80,000 people were killed as a direct result of the bomb, and another 35,000 were injured.
I can understand why these buildings have been slated for demolition (they're not in use - and, given how unstable they are, it's unlikely that anybody would want to use them). Still, I can't help but feel that this is a crying shame .
Still, at least there's a third building on the site that's more stable, and that's set to be preserved...
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