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The holocaust memorial In 1999, after lengthy debates, the German parliament decided to establish a central memorial site, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. The competition to design it was won by the New York architect Peter Eisenman. The memorial was ceremonially opened in 2005.

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is better known as the Holocaust Memorial by most Berliners. Opened in May 2005, the memorial in Berlin-Mitte is located near the Brandenburg Gate and is one of the city's most impressive sights. Image 1 of 4 © dpa © dpa

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas) in the centre of Berlin is the Holocaust memorial for Germany. It has its origins in a citizens‘ initiative that was facilitated by journalist Lea Rosh and historian Eberhard Jäckel at the end of the 1980s.

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe Artist / Origin: Peter Eisenman (American, b. 1932) Region: Europe Date: 1999–2005 Period: 1900 CE – 2010 CE Material: Concrete Medium: Sculpture Dimensions: (Total) Covers 5 ½ acres; (Blocks) H: 0-13.1 ft. (0–4 m.), W: 37.4 in. (95 cm.), L: 7.79 ft. (2.375 m.) (each) Location: Berlin, Germany

It’s a memorial to one of the murdered Jews of Europe. Eisenman’s installation commemorates the six million murdered Jews collectively; but there is no more a collective death than...

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also called the Holocaust Memorial, is an architectural gem made up of 2,711 concrete blocks in Berlin. It commemorates one of the saddest episodes of WWII. Established near the Brandenburg Gate between 2003 and 2005, the Holocaust Memorial (“Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas” in German ...

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is without names, yet the strength of the design is in its mass of anonymity. The solid rectangular stones have been compared to tombstones and coffins. This memorial is unlike American memorials such as the Vietnam Veterans Wall in Washington, DC or the National 9/11 Memorial in New York City , which ...

In the middle of Berlin lies the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, designed by an American architect Peter Eisenman. It is a piece of architecture and a commemorative space that is dedicated to the millions of lives lost during the holocaust of World War II.