German firm cleans statues in Hiroshima's Peace Park

German firm cleans statues in Hiroshima's Peace Park

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Workers from a Japanese unit of German cleaning equipment maker Alfred Kaercher GmbH & Co., wash the statue of a child victim of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima July 10. The company, which has restored New York's Statue of Liberty and other famous structures around the world, has volunteered its services to clean nine statues and structures in Hiroshima's Peace Park over 10 days.

German firm cleans statues in Hiroshima's Peace Park

German firm cleans statues in Hiroshima's Peace Park

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Workers from a Japanese unit of German cleaning equipment maker Alfred Kaercher GmbH & Co., wash the statue of a child victim of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima July 10. The company, which has restored New York's Statue of Liberty and other famous structures around the world, has volunteered its services to clean nine statues and structures in Hiroshima's Peace Park over 10 days.

All statues back at Kyoto temple after decades of restoration work

All statues back at Kyoto temple after decades of restoration work

The last nine of 1,001 Kannon statues are brought back to Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple, in Kyoto on Dec. 22, 2017, after about 45 years of restoration work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

All statues back at Kyoto temple after decades of restoration work

All statues back at Kyoto temple after decades of restoration work

The last nine of 1,001 Kannon statues are brought back to Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple, in Kyoto on Dec. 22, 2017, after about 45 years of restoration work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

All statues back at Kyoto temple after decades of restoration work

All statues back at Kyoto temple after decades of restoration work

The last nine of 1,001 Kannon statues are brought back to Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple, in Kyoto on Dec. 22, 2017, after about 45 years of restoration work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo