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Hiroshima-Nagasaki Park

A peace park in the inner green belt – a place of remembrance for the atomic bombings, designed as a quiet green space.

The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Park in the inner green belt of Neustadt-Süd was inaugurated in 2004. As a peace park, it commemorates the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-06-24

At a glance

  • Inaugurated: 2004
  • Location: inner green belt, Neustadt-Süd
  • Theme: a memorial for peace
  • Character: a quiet green space for reflection

Green and remembrance

As part of the green belt shaped by Fritz Schumacher, the park combines recreation with remembrance. It invites walking and lingering while quietly making a statement for peace – a contemplative place in the green ring around the city centre.

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