Holocaust Memorial Berlin

The Holocaust-Memorial in Berlin is a monument to the memorial of the murdered European Jews. This memorial is the central German Holocaust Memorial, a place to honour and remember the up to six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Located between the [towid]28631,Brandenburger Tor[/towid] and Potsdamer Platz, the Memorial consists of the Field of Stelae designed by Peter Eisenman and a subterranean Information Centre. The Field of Stelae consists of 2,711 concrete slabs or "stelae". The stelae vary in height from 0.2 to 4.8 m (7.9 in to 15 ft 9 in). According to Peter Eisenman, the stelae are designed to produce an uneasy, confusing atmosphere. With this feeling he is trying to make the experiences of the Jewish population clear.