Popularly known as the Holocaust Memorial, the Memorial to the Dead Jews in Europe has become one of the most visited places in the German capital since its inauguration in 2005.
The German State erects monuments to all the victims of Nazism as a whole, since it understands that no human being is above another for any type of belief. However, when a group of victims of Nazism requests the construction of a memorial in the capital, the State gives them the land for it.
The European Jewish community decided to erect a memorial in the year 2000 to remember the millions of deaths produced during the years of National Socialism.
Visit the Holocaust Memorial
The monument is located in the immediate vicinity of the Brandenburg Gate and the Tiergarten park. To get there we must go to the stop Mohrenstrasse from the U2 metro line. To find out the best combination to get there, you can consult the following LINK.
What can you see
The memorial is a large open space covered with 2,711 concrete blocks laid out in a grid. Although the general aspect of the place could remind that of a cemetery, this was not the intention of the architect. According to what he stated on different occasions, the objective was to have a passable space, where the visitor could wander in a meditative situation so that he could get his own sensations.
The monument is completed with an exhibition on the Jewish persecution during the National Socialist period and on the Holocaust. The exhibition is located under the memorial and is free to visit.
