The Snapshots in Time Collection

Panoramic View of Leveled Cityscape with Ruined Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan, Post-Atomic Bomb, 1945

Panoramic View of Leveled Cityscape with Ruined Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan, Post-Atomic Bomb, 1945

This elevated panoramic view captures the near-total leveling of Hiroshima after the atomic bombing of August 6, 1945. A broken, rebar-exposed concrete foundation stands in the foreground amid an expanse of rubble stretching toward the surrounding hills, illustrating the extraordinary destructive power unleashed on the city. Project: 218164