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Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

(Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas)
Monument and Memorial Site
Friedrichstadt, Berlin
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    Mindy W.
    "Pay some respect, do not stand or sit on the stones!"(12 Tips)
    Siddhartha B.
    "2,711 concrete slabs of grief and sorrow."(5 Tips)
    Siobhan W.
    "make-out spot or a place to play hide"(5 Tips)
    Anna v.
    "beautiful memorial in Berlin"(3 Tips)
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  • Stephen D.heart icon on user image
    Stephen DSeptember 19, 2017
    Exhibit in the underground museum is extensive and extremely well designed. Audio tour recommended. Above-ground monument is beautiful but it would be a mistake not to visit the museum itself.
  • Martin M.heart icon on user image
    Martin MitchellMarch 13, 2016
    Just slabs of concrete but the place carries such an emotional and historical weight it's incredibly eerie! Go see at sunset as the shadows stretch and add to the atmosphere.
    Upvoted 1 week ago
  • Artyom F.
    Artyom FedosovJuly 29, 2016
    Okay, it's 3000 large concrete blocks, occupying almost 20,000 m² in the city center. Try to imagine that every single block matches to 2000 (!!!) of murdered jewish man. Now look again on memorial.
    Upvoted Jan 21
  • Lina D.
    Lina DinarJune 12, 2016
    Nice and compact museum. Impressive, touching, to the point and a good reminder to all, how people can change and loose the humanity if planned and systematically applied, in good times or bad...
  • Noah W.heart icon on user image
    Noah WeissMay 31, 2014
    My favorite museum in Berlin. If you want to learn about the holocaust in depth, this is much better than the Jewish or German history museums.
  • Ruth M.heart icon on user image
    Ruth MadrigalJuly 8, 2018
    A sobering place, visit the museum underneath as well. Entrance is free and you can spend from 40 minutes to a couple of hours there, depending on how much you want to browse the material available.
  • Meltem K.heart icon on user image
    Meltem KAugust 20, 2018
    Goosebumps guaranteed. Not because it is delicately carved or a bouquet of colours but because of the amount of murdered people it stands for. Please don‘t take happy photos here. Show some respect.
  • Gaëlleheart icon on user image
    GaëlleJune 10, 2018
    The Holocaust Memorial is a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. It’s very worth visiting and the museum as well.
  • Uliana M.heart icon on user image
    Uliana MusikhinaMarch 5, 2017
    Absolutely unique. A great place to remember the history we all share. And please, don't make fun and stupid selfies there.
  • K Jheart icon on user image
    K JDecember 4, 2014
    Love the concept and moving through it when there aren't crowds flocking through. I suggest if you're traveling and have got no phone, to come up with a meeting point or else you might lose your group
  • Shaileshwori S.
    Shaileshwori SharmaJanuary 30, 2016
    Biggest take-away for me from visiting this place is to do research before visiting. I missed underground museum & understood significance of the haunting memorial only afterwards. Avoid that mistake!
  • Jackson T.heart icon on user image
    Jackson TsaiMay 4, 2015
    Definitely visit this monumental memorial spot during the day and night, it's totally different feel. When you begin walking through these stones, the feeling of sublime
  • Liesbeth V.heart icon on user image
    Liesbeth Van VyncktApril 24, 2019
    Just totally awestruck. Genius memorial with so much impact. Can NOT be missed when in Berlin! But please treat it with respect, and reflect!
  • Truls B.heart icon on user image
    Truls BärgMarch 24, 2017
    Perfect place for reflections over mankind. Never let it happen again! Go here and show respect, then continue to Brandenburger Tor and the Reichtag. Ponder that this beautiful city has such history.
  • Ele G.heart icon on user image
    Ele Gagnidze 유July 18, 2016
    My favourite place in Berlin. Always visit it and spend some time there. Place has its own soul and is very peaceful.
  • Siobhan W.
    Siobhan WattsMay 11, 2014
    Very sobering place. Quite a few people do seem to think it's a make-out spot or a place to play hide and seek - but ignore them & try to walk quietly among the stones. Go to the visitors centre.
  • Marius W.
    Marius WatzSeptember 6, 2017
    A must-visit, the Peter Eisenman designed memorial creeps up on you. Not so spectacular at first glance, but when you go deep into the "valleys", it has an effect.
  • Emiliano V.heart icon on user image
    Emiliano ViscarraSeptember 25, 2016
    Very interesting memorial. Different from what you usually see. Be aware that there's a museum downstairs. It is free and totally worth it.
  • Ruth M.heart icon on user image
    Ruth MadrigalJuly 8, 2018
    Also, please be respectful of this place. This is a memorial, not a park. The slabs are not benches for tourists to sit on, nor this is a labyrinth to run and play around.
  • Martin J.heart icon on user image
    Martin JarčíkJuly 8, 2017
    Walk throughout the concrete blocks a feel the grey, feel the weight, get lost, perhaps sit on the cold floor, try not to get distracted by taking pictures or talking, think about the story...
  • Brett L.
    Brett LiderAugust 28, 2014
    A must visit. Please be respectful of the memorial and don't climb or act frivolously.
  • Bethany B.
    Bethany BNovember 18, 2013
    Breathtaking. This is something that absolutely must be seen. You cannot just look though, walk through it an experience it. I cannot even begin to explain the experience you will feel.
  • Matt A.
    Matt AdlerJanuary 15, 2014
    The design may seem simple at first, but it's a complex metaphor that can be interpreted any way. Make sure to head down below the memorial. It's a very sad, eye-opening, firsthand experience.
  • Samantha P.heart icon on user image
    Samantha PorterJune 16, 2015
    Quite a moving memorial. But disappointed it had a line of restaurants at the side. While taking it in me and my partner were approached by a bar owner offering us romantic beers...killed the moment
  • Shermans Travel
    Shermans TravelSeptember 6, 2012
    Wander the Field of Stelae with its 2,711 monolithic gray concrete slabs arranged in a grid-like landscape. A subterranean museum houses exhibitions on the persecution and execution of European Jews.
  • Shaun W.heart icon on user image
    Shaun WestonOctober 19, 2014
    One of the best memorial spaces in the world. Take your time walking around and get lost in the maze of avenues.
  • DoubleDeuceheart icon on user image
    DoubleDeuceOctober 31, 2018
    A good stop if you are exploring the area for a stroll and consider the past.
  • Francisco C.heart icon on user image
    Francisco CanoAugust 13, 2014
    Walk through the seemingly endless rows of concrete slabs to experience the feelings of confusion, loneliness & disorientation that will allow you to truly appreciate the genius of this memorial.
  • Anna v.heart icon on user image
    Anna van WAugust 25, 2016
    Love this beautiful memorial in Berlin, it really shows how Germany deals with the after war effects
  • Timo M.heart icon on user image
    Timo MuttonenDecember 9, 2015
    Very beautiful place in the middle of Berlin. Gives you lots of thinking.
  • Stacy B.heart icon on user image
    Stacy Bo BacyJuly 20, 2019
    Artist says it is up to self-interpretation. Please do not stand on tops of blocks or run in between.
  • Brian S.heart icon on user image
    Brian StraussJuly 10, 2017
    Moving. Imposing. Not only a remembrance of a terrible time, but an important "bookmark" in a rapidly changing society bent on erasing traces of its past.
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    DHR.comSeptember 19, 2011
    A huge abstract artwork for the Jewish Holocaust victims. This is considered to be one of the most important memorials in the city. Located south of the Brandenburg Gate in Friedrichstadt.
  • Emma W.heart icon on user image
    Emma WijningaSeptember 28, 2015
    Been here 10+ times
    Just don't be an asshole and DON'T stand on the stones. Despite the playfull character, it's still a memorial, so show some respect.
  • Samantha B.heart icon on user image
    Samantha BronsteinJuly 26, 2017
    A beautiful monument conveying the confusion horror and mass of murder that went down in a way you can feel. Mostly wheelchair accessible just cobblestones .
  • Fraser T.heart icon on user image
    Fraser The MightyAugust 16, 2015
    Wonderful architecture and a very thoughtful place to spend some time.
  • Andy
    AndyMay 18, 2017
    a must visit in berlin - beautiful outdoor memorial and insightful museum (free entry)
  • Michael H.heart icon on user image
    Michael HoldsworthApril 9, 2018
    Please don't jump around the stones or play hide and seek. It isn't a playground.
  • Ali K.
    Ali K.September 23, 2012
    THIS IS NOT A ROMANTIC DATE SPOT. so please refrain from making out on the stones. It's very disrespectful and you'll have to go through life knowing you're a douchebag.
  • Dee S.
    Dee ScaranoJanuary 8, 2014
    Visit the museum underneath. It's free. Allow about 1-1.5 hours. Be prepared for a quiet, somber, deep experience.
  • Myriam S.heart icon on user image
    Myriam SabollaMarch 22, 2015
    A must visit place with very profound meaning. Don't miss also the rom and sinti memorial nearby.
  • Frank N.heart icon on user image
    Frank NeulichedlMay 30, 2015
    Visit the exposition downstairs and you will understand what the concrete squares symbolize.
  • i☮b •heart icon on user image
    i☮b •April 10, 2013
    To visit this place once in our life time to learn the value of life and awareness how fortunate your present will never be ended up like those million eras.
  • Semra U.heart icon on user image
    Semra U.April 5, 2015
    People play hide and seek around the monument, unbelievable. It takes some time to get in due to security check in the entrance.
  • Tobias K.heart icon on user image
    Tobias KünningDecember 1, 2015
    You can only feel what this monument mean when you discover it. Bring some time and walk between the cubes and feel the spirit!
  • Zach S.heart icon on user image
    Zach StockwellJuly 9, 2017
    Thought provoking memorial. Probably refrain from selfies if it can be helped.
  • Hannah A.heart icon on user image
    Hannah AlkadiDecember 30, 2020
    May this be a reminder for us to stand up against genocide and injustice anywhere.
  • Andrea U.heart icon on user image
    Andrea UsaiNovember 3, 2012
    If you're playing hide and seek here you definitely missed the point of this place.
  • Dennis J.heart icon on user image
    Dennis JanssenSeptember 9, 2016
    Very impressive monument. Walk through the "maze" and be amazed hoe quit it is in there. Feels very lonesome.
  • Pavla B.heart icon on user image
    Pavla BenetinováSeptember 5, 2018
    Especially in the evening it has a unique atmosphere. Definitely worth a visit.
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