Topography of Terror

The Topography of Terror, in Berlin

The Topography of Terror is a documentation centre established on the site of the former headquarters of the Gestapo and the SS, in Berlin. The Berlin audio-guided tour stops here, with respect and gravity, to evoke this essential place of memory on the Nazi terror.

The place of memory of the Nazi terror

The Topography of Terror rises on the site of the former headquarters of the Gestapo, the secret police, and the SS, whose buildings were razed after the war. It is here that the direction of the repression apparatus of the Nazi regime was located, from where the persecutions were ordered, and which included notably cells in its basements. Today, a documentation centre and an open-air exhibition, along a remnant of the Berlin Wall, retrace with rigour the history of the National Socialist terror and its victims. This essential and overwhelming place of memory invites to understand and not to forget. You discover it with respect, gravity and contemplation.

What to see

Here you discover, with respect and gravity, the documentation centre and the open-air exhibition established on the site of the former headquarters of the Gestapo and the SS, along a remnant of the Wall, which retrace the history of the Nazi terror and its victims. The Topography of Terror is an essential place of memory. It is a stop to be discovered with respect and contemplation.

Practical information

The Topography of Terror lies near Checkpoint Charlie and a remnant of the Berlin Wall, in the centre of the town, reachable on foot. Access is generally free; the centre and the exhibition follow their own hours, which vary. It is best to observe the respect and the gravity due to this place of memory.

What was the site of the Topography of Terror in Berlin?

The site of the former headquarters of the Gestapo and the SS, the direction of the repression apparatus of the Nazi regime; the buildings were razed after the war, and a documentation centre retraces there the history of this terror.

Where is the Topography of Terror?

Near Checkpoint Charlie, in the centre of Berlin, in Germany.