Designed by: Jan Letzel, Czech architect
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(steel reinforced in some places) 3 stories (center part with the dome was 5 stories) Built area: 1,023m2 Floor space: 3,069m2 Distance from hypocenter: 160 m |
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This building was completed in 1915 as the Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition Hall. The replica in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is 73% of the dome's original dimensions. Designed by: Jan Letzel, Czech architect
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| Building history slide show | See
the history of the Atomic Bomb Dome |