Flame of Peace

Flame of Peace is a memorial in , . Flame of Peace is situated nearby to the memorial , as well as near the monument .
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY 3.0.
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Memorial
  • Also known as: “Peace Flame”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Children’s Peace Monument and Shima Naika Hospital.

Monument
Photo: Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert, CC BY 4.0.
The Children's Peace Monument is a monument for peace to commemorate Sadako Sasaki and the thousands of child victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Shima Hospital is a Japanese hospital, now clinic, in , . It was the exact location where the atomic bombing of Hiroshima took place on August 6, 1945. is situated 240 metres northeast of Flame of Peace.

Convention center
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a convention center, which is situated 220 metres southwest of Flame of Peace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naka-ku and Nagarekawacho.

Suburb
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the heart of , , . is home to Hiroshima's central business district and Peace Memorial Park. Major attractions include the Hondori shopping arcade, a covered mall-like street of shops extending east from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park to Hatchobori.

Neighborhood
Photo: Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood.

Suburb
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of eight wards in the city of , Japan. The Hiroshima–Nishi Airport was located in .

Flame of Peace

Latitude
34.39345° or 34° 23′ 36″ north
Longitude
132.45275° or 132° 27′ 10″ east
Inception
August 1st, 1964
Open location code
8Q6J9FV3+93
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13462820414
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q11482176
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Flame of Peace” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “和平之燈”
  • French: “flamme de la Paix”
  • French: “Flamme de la paix”
  • Italian: “Fiamma della pace”
  • Japanese: “Heiwa-no-tomoshibi”
  • Japanese: “へいわのともしび”
  • Japanese: “平和の池”
  • Japanese: “平和の灯”
  • Russian: “Свет Мира”

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