Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Little Boy's aftermath

Where: Hiroshima, Japan
When: July 2010



This is a close-up of the Genbaku Dome, more commonly known as the "A-Bomb Dome" in Hiroshima. This building has remained largely untouched since the Enola Gay dropped "Little Boy" on the city 69 years ago today, and the iconic photos you see most of the time include the roof, which was blown off while the steel support structure remains. But for me, what gets across the true power of the bomb (in the context of this building) are the examples of twisted steel, the result of the bomb's intense heat.