This Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is also known by the name The Holocaust Memorial.
It is a group of many, stark, grey, slabs of concrete, many sizes and heights.
Built in 2004, one block from Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany.
Below this monument is a very informative and emotional place that takes about an hour to tour.
As you walk through them, they can totally engulf you.
You can feel all alone and maybe a bit frightened.
I actually felt anxious and disoriented while I wandered through.
It is very thought provoking to be amongst these parts of the memorial.
The monuments cover almost 5 acres. They are situated that some face East-West and some North-South.
There are 2,711 of them.
Some are as high as 15 feet tall, and as small as just under 8 inches tall.
There are many interpretations of this monument. Does it look like an unmarked cemetery? Vast numbers of unnamed, unmarked, and unburied.
"It happened, therefore it can happen again: this is the core of what we have to say."
A quote by Primo Levi.
"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
A quote by George Santayana
We must never forget.
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