Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

広島平和記念公園 (Hiroshima Heiwa Kinen Kō-en)

Out of the multiple design proposals for Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, it was Kenzō Tange's design that is chosen in the end. Tange's architecture plans is a mixture of modernist design and Japanese tradition. For example, the cenotaph in front of the exhibition hall is based on prehistoric Japanese "haniwa" ceramics. This turn towards traditions is a continuation of the wartime "tradition debate" in Japanese architecture, where architects debate on ways to implement traditional Japanese architectural characteristics in modern buildings as a celebration of Japanese imperialism. By the postwar period, architects began to look toward the more distant prehistoric past of Japan for inspiration as a justification of implementing Japanese conventions without the imperialistic implications.

The exhibition hall, on the other hand, utilizes modern designs and shows great influence from famous architect Corbusier

丹下健三 (Tange Kenzō)

昭和27 (Showa 27)

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Architecture