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First section describing the dome: As of 2022, over 70 million people have come to visit the dome and viewed both the interior and exterior of the building that beared witness to the first atomic bomb being dropped. https://hpmmuseum.jp/modules/info/index.php?action=PageView&page_id=136 Retrieved October 22, 2022. The people who visit are welcomed to write their wishes in any language they choose, to further demonstrate the significance the dome stands for not just for those affected directly but people all around the world.

UNESCO World Heritage: The Peace Festival that first occurred on August 6, 1946, provided assistance for the site to be pushed towards a world heritage site, but the development and growing intensity of the Cold War halted such progress. However, the occurrence of these festivals every year even throughout occupation gave ample evidence that the site could represent more than the devastation of the bomb, but also world peace. (Heritage & Globalisation, 2010. Sophia Labadi & Colin Long) Retrieved October 23, 2022

Controversy of China and the US: First of all say where the meeting took place, Merida, Mexico. The Chinese maintained that the devastating acts that the Japanese military was responsible for in places like Nanjing and surrounding parts of Asia warranted the dropping of the atomic bombs, and that the bombs were not only justified but they were also an instance of divine intervention. China blamed the imperial militarism Japan had endorsed throughout the war as a logical reason for the use of atomic weaponry. China was worried that granting the dome the title of a world heritage site would overlook and trouble the populations of people throughout Asia who were negatively impacted by the actions of the Japanese military and have never been compensated for it.

The delegates who represented the United States did not share the same reasoning as China, but they were reluctant towards the nomination as well because they believed any war site, not just the dome, be supplied with ample context of the war. This historical context is necessary for the interpretations of the dome by all countries involved, because the death of any civilian population by way of atomic bomb for actions committed by their military is one that demands this context. (Okamoto Mitsuo, Japan Quarterly, Vol 44, No. 3. 1997. Retrieved October 20, 2022.) The United States was reportedly in talks as early as 1993 with Japan and UNESCO to nominate the dome, but it would be nominated alongside the Trinity Site in New Mexico.

Symbolism of the Dome: Japan Congress Against A- and H- Bombs symbol is the Genbaku dome. They say to be a major supporting group of the protection and preservation of the dome. A Symbol of Peace and Peace Education: The Genbaku Dome in Hiroshima, Kanoko Ide, Vol 41 No. 4. 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2022.

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=== History section: In August of 1915, Governor at the time of Miyagi, Tereda stated his urgent desires of constructing the Hall. In his point of view, the building would elevate the development of the area through accomplishing sales of local products and goods, as well as increasing the quality of them.1 In May 1916, the Hiroshima Art Exhibition opened for its first showing. The Hiroshima Art Association which was led by Hisanbou Yoshida, who was also the primary director of the exhibit then held the exhibit yearly after the success of the first one. The popular German treat known as Baumkuchen is a great example of a product that was international, but showed off in this local gallery. The treat gained immense popularity due to its showing in the hall. === Addressing it by the name "A-bomb Dome": First used an editorial discussion of tourism, later rose in popularity due to newspapers and magazines addressing it as that.

Post-Atomic Bombing & Differing views on the building: For many citizens of Hiroshima, the building being left in ruins served them a terrible reminder of the war, its destruction, and the devastation on their lives and their loved ones. Yukon Hiroshima stating, "How long will you stay there like that" as a caption under a photograph of the barren building. More thoughts on the ruined building, Iri M artist of the Hiroshima Panels, “I won’t look. I won’t remember. I can’t stand remembering. Even if I don’t want to look at the remains of the exhibition hall, I have to see them. What should I do about these ruins?”. A survey conducted by the city of Hiroshima on 500 survivors in the area, 35% of 428 people favored the entire demolition of the building. Jewish journalist believed in the preservation of the dome, "a warning of our possible future destiny".

=== In the UNESCO World Heritage Section, specify the meaning that the building is a symbol to present the ruin atomic bombs can cause, and the minor preservations represent the imploring of the extinction of nuclear weapons due to the permanent damage. === References

https://hiroshimaforpeace.com/en/fukkoheiwakenkyu/vol1/1-12/

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