The flame has burned continuously since it was lit in 1964, and will remain lit until all nuclear bombs on the planet are destroyed and the planet is free from the threat of nuclear annihilation. In the background the main building of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is visible.‹›
Flame of Peace

Kenzo Tange

Exterior · Hiroshima, Japan · 1964

Photo: Maarten Heerlien from Voorschoten, The Netherlands · 2009-09-10 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 3872×2592

The flame has burned continuously since it was lit in 1964, and will remain lit until all nuclear bombs on the planet are destroyed and the planet is free from the threat of nuclear annihilation. In the background the main building of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is visible.

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