Memorial for the victims of war

The memorial to the victims of war, the Neue Wache, in Berlin

The Neue Wache is the main German memorial dedicated to the victims of war and tyranny, on the Unter den Linden avenue. The Berlin audio-guided tour stops here, with respect and contemplation, to evoke this poignant place of memory.

The place of memory of the victims

The Neue Wache, whose name means the new guardhouse, is today the central memorial of Germany dedicated to the victims of war and tyranny. This neoclassical building of the beginning of the nineteenth century, originally a guard post, shelters in its bare interior a moving sculpture by Käthe Kollwitz, a pietà representing a mother holding her dead son. Under an opening in the ceiling, the statue is exposed to the elements, a symbol of the suffering of the victims. A place of solemn and silent contemplation, the Neue Wache invites to honour the memory of all the victims of conflicts and violence. You discover it with respect.

What to see

Here you discover, with respect and contemplation, the neoclassical building sheltering the moving pietà by Käthe Kollwitz, a mother holding her dead son, exposed under an opening in the ceiling, the central memorial of the victims of war and tyranny. The Neue Wache invites to silence and to memory. It is a stop to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The Neue Wache lies on the Unter den Linden avenue, in the heart of Berlin, reachable on foot and by public transport. It is a place of memory whose access is generally free, according to its own hours. It is best to observe the silence and the respect due to this memorial.

What does the Neue Wache shelter in Berlin?

A moving sculpture by Käthe Kollwitz, a pietà representing a mother holding her dead son, exposed under an opening in the ceiling; it is the central memorial of Germany dedicated to the victims of war and tyranny.

Where is the Neue Wache?

On the Unter den Linden avenue, in the heart of Berlin, in Germany.