The world observes the 70th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Japan on Thursday, 6 August, 2015.
The atomic bombing, which ended the World War II, destroyed the city of Hiroshima on 6 August and Nagasaki on 9 August, killing more than 200,000 people and injuring many others.
Now, seven decades after the most dreaded bombing in history, the Japanese cities look entirely different.
Notable Quotes to be Shared on 70th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing
Check out some then and now photos of Hiroshima and Nagasaki below:
Hiroshima: Then and Now via /r/pics http://t.co/u6M2vvPE5t #pics pic.twitter.com/J5ygmH2HHv
— Reddit Pics (@redditpicsbot) August 1, 2015
In Memorial Hiroshima Then 1945 and Now pic.twitter.com/SvZKpLY5k9 — Ian Jackson (@Aethelstan1974) July 7, 2015
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Tokyo 1945 Firebombing Then and Now: It was not Hiroshima or Nagasaki, but in many ways, including lives lost,... http://t.co/qmGEdiaAQA
— Juan Barandica (@Jonbarandica) March 10, 2015
Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima - then and now (August 1945 - November 2013) pic.twitter.com/UoEGXAbG3d — Septimiu Catona (@SeptimiuCatona) August 11, 2014
Hiroshima survivor shares her story on the 70th anniversary of the bombing http://t.co/prpUnxNPAx pic.twitter.com/XXnQkA9rBJ
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 5, 2015
#Hiroshima anniversary will be an opportunity to think about the insane power of destruction achieved by man pic.twitter.com/YXNCZ1RciH — Valerio De Cesaris (@ValerioDeC) August 5, 2015
Allied troops war corrspondent in Hiroshima. September, 1945 pic.twitter.com/E2wW6uVC5N
— Old Pics Archive (@oldpicsarchive) August 2, 2015