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The first time I ever walked down Ebertstrasse in Berlin, the sight of 2,711 concrete slabs on a sloping field was a a sight to behold. Though I wasn’t sure what I was resting my eyes upon, it was mesmerizing!
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also known as the Holocaust Memorial, was designed by Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold and inaugurated on May 10, 2005, sixty years after the end of World War II.
The “stelae” are approximately 7’10” long by 3’1″ wide, vary in height and are arranged in a grid pattern in rows of 54 going north to south and 87 heading east to west at right angles. The slabs are not marked, instead an underground “Place of Information” holds the names of approximately three million Jewish Holocaust victims.
The memorial was built on a site known for its historical significance…the area housed Hitler’s chancellery building and a few hundred yards away, to the south, his bunker lies beneath a nearby parking lot. The memorial is also located near Berlin’s foreign embassies and was also an area that the Berlin Wall was situated.
One of the most powerful landmarks in Berlin, it should not be missed. Walk through the memorial and just remember…
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Memorial To the Murdered Jews of Europe
- https://www.stiftung-denkmal.de/startseite.html
- Address: https://www.stiftung-denkmal.de/startseite.html
- Hours: Daily, 1000-2000
- How To Get There: Take the U-Bahn Line 2 or S-Bahn, Lines S1, S2 or S25 and exit at the Potsdamer Platz. You can also take Bus Lines 100, 200, 347, M41 or M85.