Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the A-bomb in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

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Korean sufferings under Japanese colonial rule engraved in tower stands on a large turtle-shaped base. The top of the tower is a crown engraved with two dragons and a register of names of over 2,500 Koreans who were killed at the time the bomb exploded. The inscription on the monument reads, Souls of the dead ride to heaven on the backs of turtles.

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Size: 5954px × 3975px
Location: Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Photo credit: © Trevor Chriss / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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