Nationally designated important cultural property A Christian church built to commemorate the victims of the atomic bomb and war and pray for world peace.
This is a Christian church (Catholic Noborimachi Church) built to commemorate the victims of the atomic bomb and war, and to pray for world peace. Father Hugo Lassalle, who was a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, began construction on August 6, 1950, with the cooperation of the Pope and people from around the world. After four years of construction, it was completed on August 6, 1954, and named the World Peace Memorial Cathedral. It was designed by Murano Togo, who also designed the Hitachinomiya Residence and Takarazuka City Hall in Hyogo Prefecture, and was the first postwar building to be designated an Important Cultural Property, along with the Peace Memorial Museum. Date of designation: July 5, 2006
INFORMATION
- business hours
- Tour 9:00-17:00
- Holidays
- none
- price
- none
- address
- 〒730-00164-42 Nobori-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
- Phone Number
- 082-221-0621
- Website
- Parking notes
- No parking lot