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The Peace Fountain is located near the Children's
Peace Monumkent. On September 1, 1960, it
was consteucted to commemorate the tenth
anniversary of the founding of the Hiroshima
Junior Chamder of Commerce. Along the Hon
River went of the fountain, students of various
middle schools were engaged in the work of
removing buildings when the bomb fell, killing
most of them. There badly wounded children
criedout for water as they lay dying. This
fountain is dedicated to these dead brothers
and sisiters of the memders of the Hiroshima
Junior Chamder of Commerce. As it supplies water for its visitors it wintesses to the value of peace. Built of Oya stone, it sends out pure water from a lion's ehad on the left side. |
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