Lighting of LES PORTES DE LA PAIX –HIROSHIMA–[Hiroshima Prefecture]

Fig. 1 A complete view of the gates.

Fig. 2 One of the gates with the Peace Memorial Museum in the background.

Fig. 3 The characters of “peace.”

Brief summary

Fig. 4 The complete view of the north-side of the gates.

Fig. 5 Front view.

LES PORTES DE LA PAIX (Gates of Peace) consist of ten monuments, 9 m tall, constructed along the main street in the southern side of the Hiroshima Peace Park. It was a ;project by group of French architects and was donated to Hiroshima City in 2005, the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombing. The exterior surfaces of the gates are composed of glass and stainless panels, on which the characters meaning “peace” in 49 world languages are carved. During the night, the characters are projected into the darkness by lighting installed inside the monuments. Visitors can pass through the Gates of Peace and walk around the surroundings freely. During the night, an extraordinary and fantastic space has been produced with beautifully illuminated floors, walls, and ceilings of the gates, so that the visitors can not help passing through the gates. They contribute to forming an impressive landscape around the Peace Park as illuminated monuments (Fig. 1 - Fig. 5).

Location: Naka-ku, Hiroshima City
Completion: July 2005
Client: Le Mur pour la Paix ( Wall for Peace)
Design architect: Jean-Michel Wilmotte
Design execution: First-class Architects Office, Hiroshima Branch, Obayashi Corporation
Construction: Hiroshima Branch, Obayashi Corporation
Materials provided by: Kiyoshi Furuoka (Obayashi Corporation)
Photographs (Fig. 1 - Fig. 5): Copy right Obayashi Corporation

*This text is quoted from “Lighting Datasheets” published in the Journal of the IEI-J, Vol. 91, Number 1, January 2007. The journal contains detailed descriptions of the lighting facilities.

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