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The Norinchukin Bank Hiroshima branch

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ID Code MOKI0013
Title The Norinchukin Bank Hiroshima branch
Photographer Masami Oki
Date On August 20, 1945
Location Ote-machi
Distance from hypocenter 120meters
Existence of phorographic nagatives No
Owner Hiroshima City
Custodian Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Description View from inside of an arched window on the second floor. Most of the roof of this building, located directly beneath the center of the explosion, collapsed due to the blast. The walls collapsed on the east and west sides, and the interior burned. Although the building was severely damaged, the frame retained its original form, so it was repaired and used until 1966. Burn marks remained on the stone wall inside the arched window, and, on the right side, there is a stone rupture caused by the high-temperature fire. Inside, a pile of fallen debris and what appears to be a fire door are visible.
Record of publication in literature, exhibition Listed in Peace Database of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Photo collection Moment of destruction of Hiroshima
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