3D image of A-bomb Dome created by Chugoku Shimbun to be released tomorrow with expectation of being utilized for student learning and tourist guiding
Aug. 4, 2021
by Masaharu Nakagawa, Staff Writer
The Chugoku Shimbun finished creating a three-dimensional (3D) image of the A-bomb Dome, the world heritage site located in Naka Ward, Hiroshima. This effort is part of the company’s 75th A-bomb anniversary project “From That Day to the Present and Future,” which is designed to convey the horror and misery of war and the atomic bombing to future generations. The image will be available to the public on a dedicated website from August 5 so it can be utilized for peace education or for guiding tourists.
The 3D image was generated by using photogrammetry by combining more than 10,000 photos of the A-bomb Dome, taken from various spots, including from the air, in August of last year. The Dome’s bare steel frames exposed by the atomic bombing, and missing portion of the building have been precisely reproduced in the image. It can be enlarged or scaled down flexibly, and viewers can virtually “look around” the inside of the dome, an area where visitors are normally not allowed to enter.
The image can be viewed on its dedicated website, by using an iPad. Also, anyone can view the image at the simulation booth in the exhibition room of the Rest House located in Peace Memorial Park in Naka Ward, after the facility is reopen, as it is now temporarily closed to combat Covid-19 pandemic. The dome’s 3D image will be utilized for restoration work as well should the dome be damaged due to natural disasters or aging.
On August 3, Tomoki Kittaka, executive director of the company’s regional business bureau, visited Rie Hirakawa, superintendent of the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education, at the Hiroshima Prefectural Office, and reported completion of the 3D image, saying “We hope our image is used for peace education.” Ms. Hirakawa said, “I would like the students visiting Hiroshima for school trips to have a look.”
(Originally published on August 4, 2021)
The Chugoku Shimbun finished creating a three-dimensional (3D) image of the A-bomb Dome, the world heritage site located in Naka Ward, Hiroshima. This effort is part of the company’s 75th A-bomb anniversary project “From That Day to the Present and Future,” which is designed to convey the horror and misery of war and the atomic bombing to future generations. The image will be available to the public on a dedicated website from August 5 so it can be utilized for peace education or for guiding tourists.
The 3D image was generated by using photogrammetry by combining more than 10,000 photos of the A-bomb Dome, taken from various spots, including from the air, in August of last year. The Dome’s bare steel frames exposed by the atomic bombing, and missing portion of the building have been precisely reproduced in the image. It can be enlarged or scaled down flexibly, and viewers can virtually “look around” the inside of the dome, an area where visitors are normally not allowed to enter.
The image can be viewed on its dedicated website, by using an iPad. Also, anyone can view the image at the simulation booth in the exhibition room of the Rest House located in Peace Memorial Park in Naka Ward, after the facility is reopen, as it is now temporarily closed to combat Covid-19 pandemic. The dome’s 3D image will be utilized for restoration work as well should the dome be damaged due to natural disasters or aging.
On August 3, Tomoki Kittaka, executive director of the company’s regional business bureau, visited Rie Hirakawa, superintendent of the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education, at the Hiroshima Prefectural Office, and reported completion of the 3D image, saying “We hope our image is used for peace education.” Ms. Hirakawa said, “I would like the students visiting Hiroshima for school trips to have a look.”
(Originally published on August 4, 2021)
