Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, in Berlin

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is the great Berlin monument dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Shoah. The Berlin audio-guided tour stops here, with respect, gravity and contemplation, to evoke this overwhelming place of memory, near the Brandenburg Gate.

The field of stelae in memory of the Shoah

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is one of the most striking commemorative monuments of the Shoah. It pays tribute to the six million Jews who were victims of the genocide perpetrated by the Nazi regime. Designed by the architect Peter Eisenman and inaugurated in 2005 near the Brandenburg Gate, it presents itself as a vast field of several thousand grey concrete stelae, of different heights, aligned on an undulating ground. By going into it, the visitor gradually feels overwhelmed, disoriented and alone, in a disturbing experience that evokes erasure and loss. An underground information centre presents the fate of the victims. You discover it with respect, gravity and contemplation.

What to see

Here you discover, with respect and contemplation, the vast field of several thousand concrete stelae of different heights, designed by Peter Eisenman, which overwhelms and disorients the visitor, as well as an information centre on the fate of the victims. The memorial honours the six million Jews who were victims of the Shoah. It is a stop to be discovered with gravity and respect.

Practical information

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe lies near the Brandenburg Gate, in the heart of Berlin, reachable on foot and by public transport. The field of stelae is open-air, freely accessible; the underground information centre follows its own hours, which vary. It is best to observe the silence, the dignity and the respect due to this place of memory.

What does the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe commemorate in Berlin?

It pays tribute, with gravity, to the six million Jews who were victims of the genocide perpetrated by the Nazi regime; its vast field of concrete stelae, designed by Peter Eisenman, evokes erasure and loss.