This deals with the protection of natural and cultural heritage endangered by extinction or destruction caused by social or economic changes centering on the activities of the world heritage committee established through UNESCO by a group of countries. Presently, (as of June 1995) 142 countries have entered into the treaty.

1995 List of items designated world cultural heritage.

A-BOMB DOME

1.Designation of the item: A-bomb dome

2.Location: Hiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima city

3.Outline of the item
The A-bomb dome is the remains of the Hiroshima Prefectural Products Exhibition Hall destroyed by the dropping of the atomic bomb at the end of World War II on Hiroshima. Later it was preserved unchanged within the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
The A-bomb dome shall convey the message of the terrible disaster of the first use of an atomic weapon in human history beyond its own area and thus contribute to the promotion of a complete ban of nuclear weapons. It also continues to remind us of the importance of lasting peace and stands as an epitaph for peace common to all.

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