Taken from an elevated vantage point, this panoramic photograph reveals the staggering scale of destruction inflicted on Hiroshima by the atomic bomb detonated on August 6, 1945. Nearly the entire cityscape was reduced to rubble, with only a small number of reinforced-concrete structures left standing. A river winds through the ruins, and a lone rider on horseback underscores the eerie stillness that settled over the city in the bombing's aftermath. Photographs such as this one served as key historical documentation of the atomic bombing's unprecedented impact. Project: 218248