Memorial for the Murdered Sinti and Roma of Europe

The Memorial to the Sinti and Roma murdered in Europe, in Berlin

The Memorial to the Sinti and Roma murdered in Europe pays tribute to the victims of the genocide perpetrated by the Nazi regime. The Berlin audio-guided tour stops here, with respect and contemplation, to evoke this place of memory, near the Reichstag.

A place of memory and contemplation

The Memorial to the Sinti and Roma murdered in Europe is a place of memory dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of people of the Sinti and Roma communities who were victims of the genocide perpetrated by the National Socialist regime. Inaugurated in 2012, near the Reichstag, it takes the form of a dark and circular pool of water, at the centre of which a flower is placed, renewed regularly. All around, inscriptions and a melody accompany the memory. The sobriety and the silence of the place invite to contemplation and to reflection on this long-concealed tragedy. You discover it with respect, in memory of the victims.

What to see

Here you discover, with respect and contemplation, the dark and circular pool of water at the centre of which a flower is placed, a memorial dedicated to the Sinti and Roma victims of the Nazi genocide, near the Reichstag. This place invites to silence and to memory. It is a stop to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The Memorial to the Sinti and Roma lies near the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, reachable on foot. It is an open-air place of memory, freely accessible. It is best to observe the silence and the respect due to this place of contemplation.

To whom is this memorial dedicated in Berlin?

To the hundreds of thousands of people of the Sinti and Roma communities who were victims of the genocide perpetrated by the National Socialist regime; the memorial, near the Reichstag, invites to contemplation and to memory.

Where is the Memorial to the Sinti and Roma?

Near the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, in Germany.