Critics protest that the Memorial is too abstract and does not present historical information about the Nazi campaign against the Jews. Other people say that the Memorial resembles a vast field of nameless tombstones and captures the horror of the Nazi death camps.
The Berlin Holocaust Memorial, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
By Jackie Craven, About.com Guide
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Peter Eisenman's Controversial Plan
The Berlin Holocaust Memorial, by architect Peter Eisenman, lies between East and West Berlin.
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Architect Peter Eisenman stirred controversy when he unveiled plans for the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. The Memorial is made up of 2,711 massive rectangular stones on a sloping stretch of land.
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- Peter Eisenman's Controversial Plan
- Undulating Stones at the Berlin Holocaust Memorial
- A Memorial Without Names
- Pathways through the Berlin Holocaust Memorial
- Each Stone a Unique Tribute
- Anti-vandalism at the Holocaust Memorial
- Abstract Forms
- Beneath the Berlin Holocaust Memorial
- Open to the World
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