The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Top 1% of attractions in Berlin
9/10

12 expert reviews

“Stark concrete blocks arranged in a grid pattern across an entire city block commemorate the Jews killed by the Nazis.”

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Fodor's Fodor's
"An expansive and unusual memorial dedicated to the 6 million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust, the monument was designed by American architect Peter Eisenman." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"New York architect Peter Eisenman's haunting field of concrete pillars." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"For this memorial dedicated to Europe's Jewish victims, the American Peter Eisenman designed a field of 2 711 steles of differing sizes standing on undulating ground." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Another site not far from the Brandenburg Gate is the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, completed in 2005." Full review
Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura
"Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial. " Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
"Peter Eisenman’s hugely controversial 2,700 concrete slabs (stelae) are arranged in a neat grid spread across 200,000 square feet of prime Berlin real estate near the Brandenburger Tor." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"This field of concrete slabs takes up the area of a city block. To engage with the memorial you need to walk into it and experience its shifts in perspective, light, isolation and claustrophobia." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"This sprawling, maze-like set of 2,711 concrete columns is a haunting reminder of the atrocities and toll of World War II." Full review
U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report
6.0
"The Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas consists of a grid of 2,711 concrete blocks." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Designed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe honors the Jewish victims of the Holocaust"
Berlin Travel Guide
October 11, 2021
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