"The
Nagasaki Angel"This miraculously salvaged sculpture previously adorned a cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan. It was destroyed when the bomber B-29
dropped an atomic plutonium bomb on August 9th, 1945. Called “The Nagasaki Angel”,
this fragment was donated to UNESCO in 1976, in Paris, on the occasion
of its 30th anniversary. This angel is a symbol of Peace and hope in
Humanity's future. (information from the UNESCO webpage) (Photo by Martha)
Situated
at the head of the Japanese garden, this statue (0.40 m), originally on
the facade of from destruction by the explosion of the atomic bomb that was dropped
on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.
A
gift from the town of Nagasaki in 1976 for the celebration of UNESCO's
30th anniversary.
2 comments:
Dear Matha,
My name is Shunichi Horiuchi and I work for Sophia University in Tokyo (https://www.sophia.ac.jp/eng/index.html). Please allow me for this sudden request.
I found your picture of Nagasaki Angel from the UNESCO Garden of Peace on the web.
Now Sophia Univ. is working on an upcoming book publication by our fellow, Kuniaki Yamashita who served UNESCO from 1994 to 2008 and he devoted most of his career to UNESCO related activities. The book is about his life and experiences at UNESCO and he is very interested in using the picture of Nagasaki Angel on the cover of the book. Would it be possible for you to grant us permission for using it? Could we also ask if you could offer a picture of higher resolution?
Your kind consideration is highly appreciated.
With best wishes,
Shunichi Horiuchi
Sorry, I forgot to leave my e-mail address. It is "shunichi_horiuchi@sophia.ac.jp".
Thank you.
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