Hiroshima Peace Monument - Oslo, Norway
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N 59° 54.875 E 010° 44.921
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This Monument to the victims of Hiroshima is located in Oslo's Youngstorget Square.
Waymark Code: WMGAW7
Location: Oslo, Norway
Date Posted: 02/07/2013
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Youngstorget Square is the center of Oslo's political movements..and this 1997 monument is on the western edge of the Square. It consists of two pieces. In the backdrop, the visitor sees an obelisk covered tightly by an archway as if in its own alcove. Before the obelisk is a block of granite(?) about two feet high and arching slightly for about 5 feet with a stone from ground zero atop it. It has the follwoing engravings: "Fred - Solidaritet - Rettferdighet" meaning Peace - solidarity - justice. And "Aldri mer Hiroshima" meaning Never again Hiroshima. Translations provided by this website (
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Text on Monument/Memorial Sign or Plaque:
"Fred - Solidaritet - Rettferdighet" meaning Peace - solidarity - justice. And "Aldri mer Hiroshima" meaning Never again Hiroshima.
Website about the Peace Monument/Memorial: [Web Link]
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