At first glance this memorial is cubist, plain, unprepocessing. When you begin to walk among the stones, they become greater than you, taller, imposing. As you go further it becomes quieter and you feel more solitude. It's an exceptional experience, and good opportunity to reflect...More

Providing a fitting memorial to the horrors must have been the hardest commission to accept. The results are wonderful. I assume that you know the facts. This shows the story effectively. Incredibly moving, but avoiding sentimentality.

This has to be seen. Somehow it takes one's breath away. As you wander between the stones you get a real feel for the horror of the thing, and as you realise how the ground is also part of the exhibit it brings it home...More

Ignoring all the people taking pictures - its an intense symbol for all the people lost in the holocaust.

This memorial is worth a visit. There are lots of personal memories on the walls and if you haven't read about them before they are very moving. Unusually laid out to reflect the memorial stones above.

This memorial is breathtaking as well as somber. It has a big impact on people, no matter their age. There is no need to pay for the museum if you do not want to spend the extra cash as the memorial on street level has...More

BUT BUT BUT BUT BUT The whole memorial should be sealed off. People use the stones as picnic tables. People stand on the tables and take selfies. People urinate behind the tables. Many people are unaware of its significance. The same goes for the Topology...More

I didn't understand the point of the monument when I got there until the guide explained that was on purpose. The artist left out anything specific so that the seer could form thier own opinion of what it all might mean.

The Holocaust Memorial designed by American architect Peter Elsenman was opened in 2005, this huge football size maze made from 2711 concrete slabs, is quite a impressive sight to see, an overcast day just add s to its somberness. You can enter the maze at...More

A short walk from Berlin Hauptbanhof station to the Reichstag, then the Brandenburg Gate, then 5 mins on to this memorial. An excellent commemoration of the holocaust although people jumping and walking on the blocks could ruin the mood if the guards weren't present to...More