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The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe [1] ( German: Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas ), also known as the Holocaust Memorial (German: Holocaust-Mahnmal ), is a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, designed by architect Peter Eisenman and Buro Happold.
- 1 April 2003
- Berlin, Germany
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is better known as the Holocaust Memorial by most Berliners. Opened in May 2005, the memorial in Berlin-Mitte is located near the Brandenburg Gate and is one of the city's most impressive sights. The Holocaust Memorial consists of an undulating field of 2711 concrete steles, which can be passed ...
- Cora-Berliner-Straße 1, 10117
- 030 2639430
Foto: Stiftung Denkmal. The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas) in the centre of Berlin is the Holocaust memorial for Germany. It has its origins in a citizens‘ initiative that was facilitated by journalist Lea Rosh and historian Eberhard Jäckel at the end of the 1980s.
The Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe offers guided tours in easy language. These last about 2.5 hours and currently cost from 55 euros. Up to 12 people can take part. Audio tours in easy language can be borrowed free of charge from the exhibition in the Information Centre. In addition to guided tours (currently from €55 per ...
Known as the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, the completed work was opened to the public in 2005. Eisenman’s memorial is a complex arrangement consisting of 2,711 concrete pillars of varying heights. The slabs are kept to a human scale, and visitors are able to walk among them. The experience, however, is intentionally disorienting.
Jul 12, 2012 · The Inadequacy of Berlin’s “Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe”. July 12, 2012. Just south of the Brandenburg Gate is Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial, with its two thousand, seven hundred ...
Oct 31, 2019 · A view of the concrete slabs of the Holocaust Memorial. In the middle of Berlin lies the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, designed by an American architect Peter Eisenman. It is a piece of architecture and a commemorative space that is dedicated to the millions of lives lost during the holocaust of World War II.
