The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also known as the Holocaust Memorial, is a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, designed by architect Peter Eisenman. It was opened in 2005 and is located one block south of the Brandenburg Gate.

The 19000 square meter (4.7 acre) site is covered with 2711 concrete slabs ("steles"), arranged in a grid pattern on a sloping field. The steles are 2.38m (7.8') long, 0.95m (3' 1.5") wide and vary in height from 0.2m to 4.8m (8" to 15'9"). They are designed to produce an uneasy, confusing atmosphere.

An attached underground "place of information" will hold the names of all known Jewish Holocaust victims, obtained from the Israeli museum Yad Vashem.

The cost of construction was approximately 25 million Euros.

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The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also known as the Holocaust Memorial, is a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, designed by architect Peter Eisenman. It was opened in 2005 and is located one block south of the Brandenburg Gate.

The 19000 square meter (4.7 acre) site is covered with 2711 concrete slabs ("steles"), arranged in a grid pattern on a sloping field. The steles are 2.38m (7.8') long, 0.95m (3' 1.5") wide and vary in height from 0.2m to 4.8m (8" to 15'9"). They are designed to produce an uneasy, confusing atmosphere.

An attached underground "place of information" will hold the names of all known Jewish Holocaust victims, obtained from the Israeli museum Yad Vashem.

The cost of construction was approximately 25 million Euros.

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impresive!!! 9.5/10

wow 10/10

Its good to have this in Germany so people will never forget. Very impressive.

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I cannot value this one with the eyes, this is not aesthetic, I need to feel the sensations that made to take a walk between those blocks.

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Complete waste of precious urban space in my opinion. I visited this site last year and it didn't impress me at all. Less than 3

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nice but what is the symbolic meaning of the blocks all arranged in a wave-like shape?

Walk through it, and feel the atmosphere...I went there at night, and snapped this shot:

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nice but what is the symbolic meaning of the blocks all arranged in a wave-like shape?

Ignorance and hate comes and goes in waves.

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Holocaust_memorial_tree.jpg/450px-Holocaust_memorial_tree.jpg
wikipedia.org (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_to_the_Murdered_Jews_of_Europe)

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8.5...

If there were a poll I would vote 7/10 :yes:

wow....very impactful.

We ahould also have something similar in the Americas for the murdered Native Americans in the New World - victims of European invasion and domination. And While we are at it another for the Slavery of the African people.

Not of course to diminish this one.

I can only imagine the poems , the concerts and works of wonders that we lost by allowing the murder of so many people.

The world would be a different place.

We should never forget.

9.5 If there was a poll :(

I like, seems like if you come in there, you feel opressed. Nice--> 9,5

10/10 ...and Berlin is my favorite city tbh.

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it's too big 4/10

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Unique effect, especially when you walk through it.
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really interesting! 9/10

I found it an incredibly moving experience when I last visited Berlin. 9/10 - if it's possible to rate such a sculpture...

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amazing... 9,5

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I'm sure they could have built something better. I really don't like this one.

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Very poor quality. There are already cracks in the concrete.

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7 - I've been there. I'ts got some symbolism to it and it stands out more than a regular sort of memorial.

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How to rate such a monument ?
Just need to go and feel the atmosphere.

10 out of 10.

- Andy

Nice... 8/10

Remember about historical value of this building. Not about the building, but its function from a point of view of history.

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one of the best memorials ever created...peculiar feelings when you visit this place...a great experience. 9,5/10

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I'm sorry but this is one of the ugliest memorials in Europe. Slabs of concrete. A huge waste of space in my opinion.

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9. Very good. Regards.

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I don't like it much