Holocaust Memorial (Holocaust Memorial)

Berlin's Holocaust Memorial, located in Mitte on a former "death strip" where the Wall once stood near the Brandenburg gate, is Berlin's stunning monument to the Holocaust, dedicated to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. of Nazi Germany during World War II. Bearing the coldness of gray walls, underground to the southeast of the monument is an Information Center (Ort de Information). The information center is approximately 800 square meters, complementing the abstraction of the memorial with personal documents about the individuals and families of the victims. This includes biographical details, audio recordings and information about memorial sites across Germany and Europe. Documenting the widespread problem of genocide, centered on living memories.

In Berlin, the initiative Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) – plaques on the street pavement, often the main entrance to the house, commemorates the deported residents of Do Cao.

It took 17 years for the Monument to be completed in Berlin. Its foundation stone is a Bundestag resolution passed on June 25, 1999 to build a Memorial to those killed in Europe. This was followed by years of discussion and deliberation, until the Memorial was completed on May 8, 2005. American architect Peter Eisenman devised a design consisting of 2711 shaped concrete blocks. Rectangles are placed in a grid system, reminiscent of tombstones.

To visit the memorial, visitors need to walk along the walls and experience its shifting in perspective, the lighting effects that create isolation and fear, such as that of the people of Israel. Thai was innocent in the war. Visitors are not allowed to climb the concrete blocks, something that is especially irresistible for younger visitors. It is an ideal setting for quiet contemplation.

Address: Cora-Berliner-Strasse 1, Berlin

Opening hours: 24/7

Website: www.holocaust-denkmal.de