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Hiroshima's Peace Clock symbolizes the urgent issue of time, linking past destruction to current nuclear threats with rising counters.
Time is becoming Hiroshima’s most urgent problem. The dilemma is quietly measured in a granite structure near ground zero, the Atomic Bomb Dome. This is the Peace Clock, featuring two digital counters embedded in a granite pillar at the Peace Memorial Museum. And guess what? Both numbers are still climbing!
Installed in 2001, the Peace Clock isn’t just a memorial for the past; it’s a stark reminder of time moving forward. It subtly connects Hiroshima’s tragic history with the ongoing threat of nuclear weapons today. It's a bold statement about our present reality.
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