Holocaust Memorial: Gray Slabs/Dark Past

Memorial to the Murdered Jews or mor popularly known to many as the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin may seem like just a pile of some two thousand seven hundred gray concrete slabs laid down in a precise rectilinear array over a 4.7 acres of land in Mitte, just south of the more recognizable Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. My visit was not by sheer accident but rather made with intention driven by curiosity and inquisitive wonder. I actually did not have the idea how the Memorial will be like, though I had exectations as to how the experience will be like-- somber and profoud. As I continued walking looking for any clearly distinguisable landmarks or signs, there I was in the middle of a long, straight, and narrow alleys in between the concrete slabs with identical width yet differing heights which rise from eight inches to more than fifteen feet tall. Without that title, it would be impossible to know what the structure is meant to commemorate. There’s nothing about the slabs that signifies any of the words of the title, except, perhaps, “memorial”—insofar as some of them, depending on their height, may resemble either headstones or sarcophagi. Then the emotions sank in. And suddenly, it was quiet. Being an outsider with knowledge is limited to the accounts on books I read! I wish to visit more places like this to have the experiencefirst hand though already in another time and perspective. It would be interesting to visit Auscwitz one of these days. #2023travelwish

BERLIN GERMANY

BERLIN BABY! This without a wall city is one of the most fascinating & diverse city I have ever visited in Europe. Travel it's not just to exploring a rare places with a magnificent sights. Travel to places I've never been and learn about their historical and socio-cultural context of the nation and it's people is like putting a puzzle ... it helps me to see a better and bigger picture ... to make sense and understand the immense complexity of what's really going on with the world we live in. It's still ongoing process though but it's full filled my desire to know and experience countless situations that stimulated my imagination and my mind. We all came from history. It is not just about wars and conflicts, history also basis of identity of a nation, a religion, a race, a society, a family and an individual. It can lead to greater understanding of other cultures and why they are the way they are. I'm not consider myself as a palaeophile (wait! palaeophile tu org yg super minat sejarah la ... bukannya pedophile 🙅🏽) but I'm always drawn to it. I'm the guy who went to a museum and read every single writing on a exhibitions until my legs gave up or they forced me out because they want to closing it 😆 Berlin itself is like an open air museum .. so much historical events had happens in this city. One after another we witnessed the most significant major events in our modern history that changed the world to as we see today. WWI, WWII, The Holocaust, The Cold War, our parents may remember the construction of The Berlin Wall and our generation witnessed the fall of it in November 1989. It's history is still only a yesterday's news. Walking around the city I can't help feeling so surreal when standing at the places where Nazi & SS headquarters used to be, on a surface of Hitler bunker where he committed suicide, pacing through the blocks of The Holocaust memorials, Roma & Sinti memorial place, A place where Hilter gave his public speech, standing at Bebelplatz Square looking down at a rows of empty bookshelves considered as voided memorial : The books burning by Nazi in 1933 (This make me want to reread The Book Thief though), The Bernauer Straße ; one of the first place the border between East & West Berlin enforced and of course when I put my hand on The Berlin Wall. A places like this and the stories behind it not only constantly shifts my perspectives but also became a valuable life lesson. I have a chance to join a tour to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp outside of Berlin used by Nazi regime during WWII : It was conceived as an important model extermination camp. Between 1936 to 1945 over 200,000 prisoners locked away in this camp. Even though Sachsenhausen not a big scale extermination camp like Auschwitz in Poland but still 30,000 prisoners died to tortured, starvation, severe malnutrition, disease and as a victims of extermination experiment by SS.

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews

#passionpassport The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe On a huge site, Eisenman placed 2711 concrete slabs of different heights. The area is open day and night and from all four sides you can fully immerse yourself in the fully accessible spatial structure. The memorial is on a slight slope and its wave-like form is different wherever you stand. The uneven concrete floor gives many visitor a moment of giddiness or even uncertainty. This creates a place of remembrance, but not with the usual means. We use 30 minutes to seeing around this place Address: Cora, Berliner, StarBe1, 10117 Berlin, Germany. #berlin #germany #memorial #history

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

#europetrip Difficult to review this place, given the horrors that led to its very existence. It feels like an art installation, and despite signage pointing out the rules for visiting, there were still brainless morons who thought climbing on the memorial or running around playing hide and seek was acceptable. It's an impersonal monument. In spite of the considerable cost involved in creating it, it still feels like it's the absolute bare minimum to mark one of the worst events of the 20th Century. Please visit with mindfulness and respect.

For the fallen but not forgotten

#fallishere Address - Cora-Berliner-Straße 1, 10117 Berlin Ambiance/Facilities - it gives you a perspective and peace here. there is security here but no food and drinks out of respect. Highlights - it’s a memorial for the holocaust Jews that have lost their lives during the war. this is a Field of Stelae covering an area of 19000 sqm and containing 2711 concrete blocks plus an Information Centre. The designer of this place didn’t explain what it’s supposed to be, hence you are free to walk by and feel for yourself. All the columns are different height, starting from shortest to tallest in the middle. Avg. Price per Person - free Rating - 5/5

Address - Berlin Jewish Memorial Highlights - The unique design of varying heights and the serenity to honour the thousands who were unjustly killed. Rating -

Memorial for Sinti-Roma murdered

Memorial for Sinti-Roma murdered under National Socialism located close to Brandenburg gate. It is in the Tierpark where you can walk and see inside. There’s story written about it. No admission fee is needed. The background of this place is a Reichstag building. From here you can go to another interesting spot like Victory Column easily by walking or scooter #myperfectstaycation

Memoir of the murdered Jew

Few steps from Brandenburg gate is a Memoirs of Murdered Jew which is a various height of columns and a wavy ground make it become wonderful in my feeling. There will be a guard who will tell us not to climb on the top of the column. This place is a memorial to pay respect to those who died during the war so it should be visit with respectation. You can simply walk from Brandenburg gate to this place and continue walking to Tiergarten #myperfectstaycation

Holocaust Memorial and Potsdamer Platz

#bucketlistreboot Holocaust Memorial Continuing our walk we went to the Holocaust Memorial which hosts an underground museum. The significance of the stones is debatable; however, a generally accepted explanation is that the irregular stones try to confuse us and make us wonder if we haven’t gone too far. Once there, the sense is as intended, we felt. Potsdamer Platz Continuing with our walk we decided to go to Potsdamer Platz, a very vibrant and corporate feel part of the city. However, this square has a harsh reminder right in the middle of it – sections of the Berlin Wall. It serves to remind current and future generations that a wall once stood here separating their great city. #berlin #germany

I was truly blown away by the memorial, and the museum underneath is absolutely amazing. A large museum, i paid the €3 for the audio guide and it was well worth it. First hand stories of the holocaust, the families that were affected, tales of sorrow, of hope, of let down people. Pictures that will haunt me forever but a much greater sense of understanding and empathy for all the murdered jews of europe. This museum is truly gut wrenching and set out in such an amazing way. Amazing job it could not be any better. #wintergetaway #wintergetaway