The Holocaust Memorial (Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas) was dedicated in 2005 to commemorate the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
Designed by New York architect Peter Eisenman, the football-field-size area is filled with 2711 concrete stelae, rising in somber silence from undulating ground and inviting quiet reflection on loss, absence and memory.
Explore the Memorial
You’re free to access this massive concrete maze at any point and make your individual journey through it. At first it may feel austere, even sterile. But take a moment to run your hands along the cool stone and observe the interplay of light and shadow. Lose yourself in the narrow passageways and connect with its metaphorical sense of disorientation, claustrophobia and oppression. Remember that this is a space for respectful reflection, not a backdrop for social media shoots.
Go Deeper in the Underground Exhibit
For context, head below ground to Ort der Information (Information Centre), which lifts the veil of anonymity from some of the six million Holocaust victims. A graphic timeline traces Jewish persecution during the Third Reich, leading into four thematic rooms that document the fates of individuals and families.
The most haunting is the Room of Names, a darkened space where the life dates of Jewish victims are projected onto the walls while a solemn voice reads their short biographies. Reading every victim’s name would take about 6½ years. Poignant and gut-wrenching, this exhibit leaves no one untouched.
