Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
It looks like a bunch of blocks from the outside. The architect got his idea from an old Jewish cemetery, where the graves were packed together and sinking into the ground on angles. He also stated that he didn't think one memorial could commemorate something like the holocaust, so this is more of an experience.
As you walk into it, the ground begins to drop away. The slabs become higher and surround you, 15 or 20 feet tall. Everything is silent as you walk through it and it seems to go on infinitely.
Berlin is probably the most heavily graffitied city in the world. And the government decided they didn't want swastikas showing up on these stones. So they hired a company to treat the stones with anti-graffiti coating. To the governments embarassment, they later learned that the same company had supplied zyclon b, toxic gas, to the Nazis.
posted by Andrew @ 3:13 AM
2 Comments:
Andrew,
I'm so glad you got the opportunity to see Berlin. I hope you got to experience the night lift also. I hear it's one of the best cities in the world for having fun.
Love,
Vicki
Ok, lift=life.
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