My first stop in the area of the atom bomb was at the one- legged Torii gate.
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| The One-legged Torii Gate |
From Wikipedia, "The well-known one-legged torii or one-legged arch (一本柱鳥居) was a result of the atomic bomb blast on August 9, 1945.
The epicenter of the bomb's destructive force was located approximately 800 meters from the shrine.
One support column was knocked down; but the other somehow remained standing, keeping the gate upright but effectively breaking it in half. The force of the shockwave rotated the torii about 30 degrees on its pedestal base."
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| The One-legged Torii Gate |
Some of the ruins of the rest of the pillar are lying close-by, and I was able to pick up a small pebble for Dheeraj.
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