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The Gates of Peace
Created by French artist Clara Halter and French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte, the Gates of Peace (Fr: Les Portes de la Paix) were presented to Hiroshima City to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the bombing in 2005. Comprised of ten glass gates which each stand nine meters tall, the Gates of Peace stretch along 75 meters and are parallel to the columns of the Peace Memorial Museum. The gates symbolize a bridge connecting the memories of Hiroshima's tragic past with the hopes of the future, and are inscribed with the word for peace in 49 different languages.
Characters of "peace" engraved in the languages of 49 countries around the world
Information
The Gates of Peace
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- Address
- Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City
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- Access
- Streetcar: Take the 2 or 6 streetcar line headed for Miyajima-guchi (宮島口) or for Eba (江波), respectively, and get off at Genbaku Dome-mae (原爆ドーム前); it's about a 10 minute walk from there.
Bus: Take the Maple Loop Sightseeing Bus to the Peace Memorial Park bus stop; it's about a 5 minute walk from there.
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- MAP
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