Robert Del Tredici - At Work in the Fields of the Bomb
06. Hiroshima Buddha
This bronze Buddha was melted by heat from the Hiroshima bomb. Bronze melts at around 1600 degrees F. The temperature on the ground beneath the exploding Hiroshima bomb reached about 7000 degrees. Hiroshima Peace Museum, Hiroshima, Japan. November 13, 1984.
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Robert Del Tredici - At Work in the Fields of the Bomb
